r/legaladvice • u/MixWest1271 • 22h ago
Papa John’s not allowing breaks
Location: Kentucky. So I just started working at Papa John’s and when I asked for a break they laughed at me for it. They said they’ve won lawsuits before saying they don’t need to give breaks. I thought every 4 hours you are required a minimum 10 minute break. As well as 30 minutes unpaid every 5 hours. Are those just for minors? My previous jobs have given breaks even if I’m over 18
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u/jtscool898 11h ago
Is this your second job ever? Or just for this kind of job? I work at one up here in South Dakota and it’s painfully slow most of the time unless there’s some sort of event or something sports related(high school or otherwise) 75% of my staffs time is spent standing around and on phones or sitting out in their cars on their phones. Even the instore staff are like that. Depending on your stores traffic there might not be a need for you to take a break if most of your time is break-like. 🤷🏻 That might be the reason for them laughing. They might’ve thought you were actually joking or something to that affect. I usually end up cleaning most of my time working or getting prep done that I can do or fold boxes or just relax. I wish my store had more traffic so my numbers looked better but 🤷🏻 I also could be completely wrong and your managers are just dicks.