Oregon rest break: 10 minutes paid per 4 hours worked.
Workers must receive a paid 10-minute rest break for every 4 hours worked or major fraction thereof (anything over 2 hours). Rest breaks cannot be waived — unlike meal breaks. The rest period must be taken on the employer's premises (or at the work location) and must be uninterrupted. Missed or interrupted rest breaks are wage claims under BOLI's enforcement.
10-Minute Paid Rest Break Per 4 Hours
Schedules paid rest breaks per 4-hour interval. Validates uninterrupted period. Cannot be waived.
What those rules do at schedule publish.
The hero card configuration: Block on missing rest break, Avoid on attempted waivers.
When a shift is published without the required rest breaks (one per 4-hour interval, or major fraction over 2 hours), the publish fails with the missing-period count surfaced.
Rest breaks cannot be waived under Oregon law. If a worker or manager attempts to waive a rest period, the system surfaces the prohibition and rejects the waiver.
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10 minutes per 4 hours — paid, not waivable.
Oregon's rest break rule is structurally similar to California, Washington, and Colorado: paid 10-minute rest period per 4 hours worked. The non-waivable nature is the operational distinction from the meal break rule.
Frequency by shift length
1 rest break for shifts of 2-6 hours, 2 rest breaks for 6-10 hours, 3 rest breaks for 10-14 hours, etc. The 'major part' rule means anything over 2 hours triggers a rest break — a 5-hour shift gets two breaks (2 hours + 'major part' of 4 hours).
Paid time, included in OT calculation
Rest breaks are paid time and count toward the 40-hour overtime trigger. A worker scheduled for 36 hours of work with 4 hours of rest breaks reaches 40 hours of paid time. The rest break time is part of the regular rate calculation.
Teambridge schedules rest breaks automatically by shift length.
The major-fraction rule produces non-obvious break counts. Teambridge handles the math.
Major-fraction rule applied.
When a shift is created, Teambridge calculates the required rest break count using the major-fraction rule (anything over 2 hours triggers a break).
Breaks distributed across shift.
Required rest breaks are auto-inserted at approximately the quarter points of the shift. A 10-hour shift gets breaks at hour 2.5, 5, and 7.5.
Waiver attempts rejected.
Manager or worker attempts to waive rest breaks are rejected with the prohibition surfaced. The non-waivable rule is enforced at scheduling and at clock-out.
Rest break time counts toward 40-hour OT.
Rest break time is paid and counts toward the 40-hour weekly OT trigger. A worker with 4+ hours of rest breaks across the week pushes earlier into OT.
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