Meal and Break Rules in Florida

Minors. Minors 17 years of age or younger must not be employed, permitted, or suffered to work for more than four hours continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a meal period. No period of less than 30 minutes is deemed to interrupt a continuous period of work. Special rules apply for minors employed in the entertainment industry.

Nursing mothers. A mother may breast feed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be.