Employee rights?

I have a friend who works at the movie theatre and constantly complains about having to stand and tear tickets w/o a break for anywhere from 5-8 hours non-stop. That seems a little extreme to me as well, and I was wondering if there was a limit as to how long an employer could make someone stay on his feet w/o a break

Employee rights?opera singer

I find it hard to believe that for 5-8 hours there are movies starting non stop and your friend has no down time. Sounds more like an exageration. Sometimes people just need to suck it up. If your friend is complaining about tearing ticket stubs at a movie theatre and it's so horrible....well maybe they oughta find an easier job....oh wait...there isn't one!

Employee rights?amc theater opera theater

Damn I hate kids that don't want to work anymore, as long as they are paying you stand!, and by the way the jerks at the theater do not stand that long, he's lying.
hopefully thats not in CA.!!!
HAHAHAHAHA,

Labor has no rights anymore. Work or be fired.

Thats what happens when Unions are broken and the unemployment rate is as high as it is. They can find replacements easy enough who would love to have the job.
In most states if there isn't a union present in the company, breaks are not mandated. It is very hard to believe though that he wouldn't get one.
If he/she has to tear entry tickets, then they would be tearing them for about 15 minutes before the programme starts, and maybe about 10 minutes for late-comers. Then they have a break until the next programme starts. Sounds pretty easy, to me
Perhaps your friend needs to find a new line of work. It could be worse, he could work in a factor and have to be on his feet for 12 hr shift AND be lifting heavy objects or inspecting material for quality.

Laws vary from state to state, but under federal law, there is no requirement that an employee has to be given a break or a lunch:

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/b...

"Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. However, when employers do offer short breaks (usually lasting about 5 to 20 minutes), federal law considers the breaks work-time that must be paid. Unauthorized extensions of authorized work breaks need not be counted as hours worked when the employer has expressly and unambiguously communicated to the employee that the authorized break may only last for a specific length of time, that any extension of the break is contrary to the employer's rules, and any extension of the break will be punished.

Bona fide meal periods (typically lasting at least 30 minutes), serve a different purpose than coffee or snack breaks and, thus, are not work time and are not compensable. "

The only exception is under OSHA that requires that an employee have access to bathroom and be allowed to take reasonable bathroom breaks if needed,