We have to grab time in the meal break to finish this job.

我们得在吃饭时抓紧时间把工作完成了。

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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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