Do you get paid for your break?

No - I'm not paid for my meal breaks.

PPs are correct. Employers do not have to pay non-exempt (hourly) employees for meal breaks. However, they have to ensure that you can actually cease work during that break in order for this to apply. In the situation you have described, this does not seem to be possible unless there is a qualified person to assume your duties while you are on break. So, if you have to remain 'in charge' and 'working' during this period of time, you must be paid for it.... it's US Federal law. I know of some large hospitals who were subjected to lengthy Federal Wage & Hour audits after complaints (about this issue) were filed - they had to re-vamp their processes, including making everyone clock out rather than just doing automatic 30-minute deductions for meals. They also had to pay significant fines and make back pay restitution to employees who were affected.

I would suggest taking the action suggested by PP - use existing HR/payroll processes to make sure you are paid if you can't actually take a lunch break. If that doesn't work, you can file an official complaint via your state's Employment Law channels. If you do that, you need to be prepared for the inevitable consequences. Retaliation is always a possibility so I'd suggest lining up another job first.

Depends where you live and what the facility is willing to do. I get paid for all my breaks but can not leave the facility

HI: I agree totally, in fact I'm unable to just take my break; the very same administrator told me that "Ihave to make sure I get the break, tit can be in 10 or 15 min period, but I have to take it, they can't pay for it, she said it's amatter of DOL" I think it's a lie. the problem is that they won't pay overtime to the full time supervisor, that would be the case if they'd pay the break. thank you

Heck I was lucky if I got a lunch in LTC! But no ours wasn't paid which meant they had me working for free for 30 minutes be because I never had time to take one

This type of stealing from employees is common and unfortunately the US Supreme court didn't uphold one nurses claim

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/business/supreme-court-rules-on-2-employee-employer-disputes.html

I get paid for my breaks.

hourly employees generally do not get paid for one 30 minute lunch break and subsequently are scheduled for 8.5 hours.

law requires that the employer provide 2 paid 15 minute breaks during that 8 hour shift.

there are probably some minor differences from state to state...

Ooops. I meant to say I get paid for my breaks when I have no choice but to work through them...............

That I know, my question was because given the fact that I'm the only RN in the house, and my position as Supervisor doesn't allow me to "take" my break. Meaning, I need to be at all times available. As said by the administrator, " you need to make sure you take your break, it doesn't matter if it's in 15 minutes portions, but you have to take it. You can't leave the building though"

So, that means I'm not really taking any time off. So, I think I should get paid for it. The problem, I think is not with me as part timer , but wilth the Full timers, because then, they should get overtime for the breaks, and that they don't want to pay.

Thank you for sharing you ideas and points of view.

While there is a federal law and regulations involved many places in "right to work" states seem to be able to ignore it as they will fire anyone who makes waves.

As a shop steward I fought for our night nurse to be paid. My reasoning was that if the person could not "give up the keys", and leave the area, they were not free from responsibility and therefore had to be paid. We prevailed and the nurses in question had to be paid. Without a union I doubt we would have had the same outcome.