What are the child labor laws on taking breaks in virginia?

[fiacre68]

im 16 and work at chuck e cheese for about a month or so. i have not gotten one break. if i do its to eat a piece of pizza in the kitchen and you have to eat it in about 3 minutes. we can get a 10 minute paid break, which you cant even sit down. you stand in the kitchen. or a 30 minute unpaid break, which i have never gotten. we dont even have a break room... so i was just wondering if i can take a break when i work for 8 hours. when i work for 5 i dont take a break, but when i work 8, my back hurts and all i want to do is sit down. please help!

[ji]

im 16 and work at chuck e cheese for about a month or so. i have not gotten one break. if i do its to eat a piece of pizza in the kitchen and you have to eat it in about 3 minutes. we can get a 10 minute paid break, which you cant even sit down. you stand in the kitchen. or a 30 minute unpaid break, which i have never gotten. we dont even have a break room... so i was just wondering if i can take a break when i work for 8 hours. when i work for 5 i dont take a break, but when i work 8, my back hurts and all i want to do is sit down. please help!

There are always two laws to look at. Federal and State. The law that provides the greatest benefits to the employee is always controlling, you pick and chose. Under your state laws minors under the age of 16 have break rights. State laws vary widely and it makes a big difference which state you work in. You are already 16 so you rely on federal laws and the lady before me talked about it.

[wattekinson86]

They're not required to provide you with a break room. You deal with it or find a new job.

edit: Yeah, she can deal or go. And don't address other answerers. Simply answer the question you came to answer.

[tahmelapachme33]

They're not required to provide you with a break room. You deal with it or find a new job.

edit: Yeah, she can deal or go. And don't address other answerers. Simply answer the question you came to answer.

@Little Red Hen: That is quite a hateful answer you gave and work isn't exactly that way.
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Your age and where you work makes no difference. The US Dept. of Labor says that if you work an 8-hour shift you get a 15-minute break in the morning, a lunch break, and another 15-minute break in the afternoon. If you work 5 hours you get one break.

You are overdue to have a talk with your manager about getting your breaks and ask him/her to assign you a time for those breaks. If there is no break room then it's automatically assumed that you sit in the public dining area for them. Don't assume anything, ASK; they can't fire you for it.