{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-3-14","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-3-14","heading":"Maximum continuous employment without mealtime.","body":"All employees are entitled to a twenty-minute (20) mealtime within a six-hour (6) work shift, and a thirty-minute (30) mealtime with an eight-hour (8) work shift. An employer shall not be required to compensate an employee for this mealtime. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (a) An employer of healthcare facilities licensed in accordance with chapter 17 of title 23; or (b) An employer who employs less than three (3) people on any shift at the worksite.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 3 Employment of Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-3/28-3-14.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:47Z","sha256":"3918574347484f18f7b660f33c20b7bc7a876243228296655021bc75f0ccb763","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-3-13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-3-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}