California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 1 - Administrative Personnel
Chapter 3 - Department of Human Resources
Subchapter 1 - General Civil Service Rules
Article 13 - Absences
Section 599.780 - Rest Periods

Every employee may be granted a rest period of not to exceed 15 minutes during each four hours or major fraction thereof of a working period but the total for any day shall not exceed 25 minutes. The appointing power or its designated representative shall determine the time when the rest period is to be taken and to whom it applies. Insofar as practicable, the rest period shall be granted in the middle of each work period. A rest period shall not be granted during the first or last hour of a work period nor shall rest period time be accumulated. Except with the consent of the appointing power an employee shall not leave the building where employed. No obligation is upon the appointing power to provide time or facilities for refreshments during the rest period or for the procurement thereof. No wage deduction or time off shall be made or charged for an authorized rest period, nor shall any rights accrue for overtime if the rest period is not taken. Rest periods shall not be authorized where granting them would in any instance result in an increase in the budget for salaries and wages of any state agency.

1. New Article 13 (Sections 599.780-599.791) filed 9-6-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 37).
CROSS REFERENCE: See Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, Sections 360-374.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Section 18502 and 19815.4(d), Government Code. Reference: Section 19849, Government Code.