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break for

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break for something 
1. to stop working for something else, such as lunch, coffee, etc. We should break now for lunch. I want to break for coffee.
2. to run suddenly toward something; to increase dramatically one's speed while running. At the last moment, the deer broke for the woods. The deer broke for cover at the sound of our approach.
See also: break


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Each of these states requires that employees be given one 10-minute, paid rest break for every four hours worked, or major portion thereof, in addition to the required meal break (Minnesota's rest break law does not mandate a certain amount of time.
Oregon wage and hour rules provide that employees are entitled to a paid, 10-minute rest break for every four hours of work or "major portion thereof.
Employers must give a 10-minute rest for every 4 hours worked and a 30-minute meal break for each "work period" of more than 5 hours.
 
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