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Meal Breaks in Your Dental, Optometry, or Medical Practice

What You Will Learn

  • Current regulations about the mandatory 30-minute lunch break for employees 
  • Exactly when should lunch periods be taken?
  • Dealing with part-time employee lunch breaks 
  • Three tips to help you streamline employee lunch scheduling
  • How can you simplify lunch break documentation? By using HR for Health’s practice management software 

HR for Health’s practice management software includes an easy-to-use time clock, which enables management and staff to keep accurate records of lunch breaks throughout the workday. This user-friendly time clock not only streamlines the process, it also eliminates the need for printed documentation — and helps you minimize any risk of non-compliance.

Summary

According to updated employment regulations in California, every non-exempt employee must be given a 30-minute lunch break (although many healthcare practices offer an hour instead of a half hour). This regulation means that all mandatory lunch breaks need to be given and documented in a timely manner. If you’re a healthcare employer, it’s especially important to schedule these breaks efficiently throughout the workday, regardless of whether your practice stays open or closed during lunchtime hours.

California law makes it clear — employee lunch breaks are an important part of the workday, and in order to comply, you need to document every lunch break taken by your team members on a daily basis. To help you stay compliant, Ali offers tips on how you can document breaks more effectively, and what you can do if there are any scheduling breakdowns during the workday.

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