Should employees receive a paid lunch break?

by ABC News Money Posted 2012/08/15 20:56:10

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	Yes, the lunch should be paid.	11 votes	73%
	No, companies should not be required to pay employees for a lunch break.	4 votes	27%

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/08/15 21:36:47

No, companies should not be required to pay employees for a lunch break.

No, of course not

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All American 2012/08/15 21:22:14

Yes, the lunch should be paid.

If you're salaried it is.

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Jackie ... to All Ame... 2012/08/15 21:37:35

+1
Well sort of - those 14 hour days get a tad long - but same pay for all of them

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**StarzAbove** 2012/08/15 21:00:27

Yes, the lunch should be paid.

I worked from 8 until 5 with an hour for lunch, and was only paid for 8 hours.

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Jackie ... to **Starz... 2012/08/15 21:38:38

Did you work through your lunch hour?

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**Starz... to Jackie ... 2012/08/15 21:39:13 (edited)

Sometimes I did to make a deadline and then I got paid.

But normally was only paid for the 8 hours worked.

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Jackie ... to **Starz... 2012/08/15 21:44:55

Okay, reasonable

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~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2012/08/15 20:59:08

No, companies should not be required to pay employees for a lunch break.

+1
Why would they pay you for eating?!?!

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Jackie ... to ~Hopele... 2012/08/15 21:38:10

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Odd that some think they should be paid for eating, shopping and so on.

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**Starz... to Jackie ... 2012/08/15 21:47:14

I've never worked with anyone that expected to get paid for their lunch hour. No company would do that.

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Jackie ... to **Starz... 2012/08/15 21:49:26

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Me either - the question startled me.

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**Starz... to Jackie ... 2012/08/15 21:51:52

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Same here. I thought I had been cheated. lol

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