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An Oregon break calculation answers three practical questions: how many meal periods the shift needs, how many paid rest breaks apply, and which minutes count as paid work time. Oregon BOLI uses a shift-length chart that ranges from 0 rest and 0 meal breaks for shifts of 2 hours or less to 6 rest breaks and 3 meal breaks for shifts over 22 hours and up to 24 hours.
Federal law sets the paid-time baseline underneath the Oregon rule. Federal law does not require adult lunch or coffee breaks, but if breaks are provided, short breaks of about 5 to 20 minutes count as paid hours worked. Meal periods of about 30 minutes are unpaid only when the employee is relieved of duty. A worked meal stays paid work time.
Non-exempt Oregon employees must receive a meal period of at least 30 continuous minutes when the work period is 6 or more hours. For a work period of 7 hours or less, the meal period must be after the second hour and completed before the fifth hour. For work periods over 7 hours, it must be after the third hour and completed before the sixth hour.
Oregon also requires a paid rest period of at least 10 continuous minutes for each 4-hour segment or major part of 4 hours worked. A major portion means more than 2 hours, so exactly 2 hours does not trigger a rest break, but 2.5 hours does. Rest breaks must be separate from meal periods and cannot be moved to the beginning or end of the shift.
Start with elapsed shift time, subtract only unpaid duty-free meal periods, and keep paid rest breaks inside paid time. Oregon defines the work period as the time from start to end of work, including rest breaks, but excluding meal periods unless the meal period is paid work time. The basic formula is: paid time = shift length - unpaid meal time.
For example, an Oregon employee works 9 hours at $26 per hour, takes one duty-free 30-minute meal period, and receives two paid 10-minute rest breaks. Paid time is 9 - 0.5 = 8.5 hours. Straight-time gross pay is 8.5 hours times $26, or $221.00, before taxes, deductions, premiums, or covered nonexempt weekly overtime.
A one-off calculator is enough when you need to check one Oregon shift, confirm the required meal and rest count, or explain why paid time differs from total time on site. It also works for a quick review of a single corrected punch, especially when the meal period was clearly duty-free and the paid rest breaks were recorded.
A managed workflow fits repeated scheduling, approvals, and payroll handoff. Everhour Time Tracking lets employees use timers or manual entries, while admins can approve timesheets, lock completed periods, send reminders, and configure timer behavior. That record matters when break deductions, missed punches, or payroll questions need a clear audit trail.
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Yes. Oregon requires meal and rest breaks for non-exempt employees based on work-period length. Oregon BOLI's chart requires 1 rest break and 1 meal break at 6 hours, 2 rest breaks and 1 meal break for 6:01 to 10:00, and higher counts for longer shifts.
Yes. Oregon rest breaks are paid, and federal law treats short breaks of about 5 to 20 minutes as compensable hours worked. Do not subtract Oregon rest breaks from paid hours. They also count toward weekly overtime for covered nonexempt employees under the FLSA.
Yes, but only when the meal period is duty-free. A bona fide meal period is generally unpaid only when the employee is completely relieved from duty. If the employee answers calls, covers the counter, monitors equipment, or performs other duties while eating, the employer must pay for that meal period.
Shift length changes the count first. Oregon requires no meal break below 6 hours, then a 30-minute meal period at 6 or more hours. Rest breaks follow the 10 paid minutes per 4 hours or major part rule, with a major portion defined as more than 2 hours.
No. Oregon workers under 18 must receive a meal break of at least 30 minutes when they work 6 or more hours, plus paid rest breaks of at least 15 minutes during each 4 hours or major portion of work time. Meal exceptions cannot be applied to 14- and 15-year-olds.
Everhour Time Tracking captures work through timers or manual entries against tasks and projects, then feeds those entries into timesheets for review. Admins can approve timesheets, lock completed periods, send reminders, and configure timer behavior before payroll review.
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