Factory workers get 60 minutes — twice the non-factory minimum.
New York's factory meal period rule is more generous than non-factory: 60 minutes for the noonday meal (11am-2pm window) and 60 minutes at the midpoint for shifts starting between 1pm and 6am. The 20-minute additional rule for long shifts (5pm-7pm) still applies. Factory classification follows the work, not just the building — maintenance and operations of factories also count.
Factory Meal Period Compliance
Detects factory roles based on industry classification. Schedules 60-minute meal periods for factory shifts. Tracks duty-free time per shift. Distinguishes from non-factory rules.
What the rule does for factory-classified shifts.
The hero card configuration: Avoid on insufficient meal length, Flag on classification. Here's what each does at runtime.
When a factory worker is scheduled with a 30-minute meal (sufficient for non-factory but not factory), Teambridge surfaces an alert. The 60-minute factory requirement is shown.
Roles are tagged as factory or non-factory at config time. The tag determines which meal period rules apply. Misclassification creates exposure.
Deploy factory meal periods in your Teambridge.
Tell us about your factory workforce. We'll spin up factory meal period scheduling — in a sandbox tenant.
Factory means manufacturing or related operations.
NY § 162's factory definition includes manufacturing plants, production facilities, and similar industrial settings. Maintenance and primary operations of factories also count, even if the work isn't directly on the production line.
Factory definition is broad
'Factory' under § 162 includes manufacturing plants, production facilities, processing operations, and similar industrial settings. NYSDOL has interpreted this broadly to include maintenance staff working in or supporting factory operations. Excluded: dry dock plants making ship repairs, powerhouses, generating plants, and structures owned/operated by public service corporations.
Factory workers get 60 min, not 30 min
The lunch meal period for factory workers is twice the non-factory length: 60 minutes vs. 30 minutes. Same 11am-2pm window. Misapplying the non-factory rule to factory workers (offering 30 minutes when 60 is required) is a violation.
Teambridge tags factory roles and applies the right meal length.
Factory classification is the gate. Once correctly tagged, the meal length rule follows automatically.
Factory or non-factory tag.
When a role is configured, the industry is classified — factory (manufacturing, production, processing) or non-factory (everything else). NYSDOL's industry codes provide guidance for ambiguous cases.
Different from non-factory.
Factory shifts of 6+ hours auto-schedule a 60-minute meal in the appropriate window (11am-2pm for day shifts, midpoint for afternoon/night shifts).
Add'l 20 min between 5pm-7pm.
Factory shifts that start before 11am and extend past 7pm get the additional 20-minute meal scheduled in the 5pm-7pm window.
Worker-by-worker classification.
Some workplaces have both factory and non-factory roles (a manufacturing plant with on-site office staff). Each worker is classified individually based on their actual duties, not the building's primary use.
Still evaluating? Get a free New York compliance audit.
Send us your existing New York scheduling and pay configuration. Our compliance team returns a written audit within 5 business days — every New York-specific exposure ranked by risk and back-pay liability.