However, he chose not to answer the call because he was on a meal break.

BBC: Mandy Mathieson

Under the California labor code, employers must give employees one uninterrupted 30 minute meal break for every five hours of work.

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Thus, if the employees are required to be on continuous call, the meal break requirement is not met, unless special accommodations are made.

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An ambulance crew based 21 minutes away in Grantown-on-Spey responded to the call because a local ambulance technician was on a meal break.

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Other options discussed included an evening drop-in club, care in the home and taking the disabled person out for a meal, while the carer has a break.

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