How can we prove that employees are being provided their rest breaks?

Unlike meal breaks, rest breaks must be paid, making proof of compliance critical. Employers are at risk for violations if they cannot show that employees were provided a reasonable opportunity for an uninterrupted 10-minute rest break, free from all duties and employer control.

Employers can use several tools to demonstrate compliance. First, maintain timekeeping records of rest breaks taken. Even though the breaks are paid, employees can be required to note or affirm in records that they were provided the opportunity to take compliant breaks. Records may include paper logs or electronic checkboxes; accurate records help show