My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Missouri.
Hi. I have a question about compensation for working through lunch breaks. I work as an hourly manager in a retail store. Company policy says that if I work 6-7 hours I get a 30 minute lunch break and a 1 hour break for 7+ hours. These breaks are off the clock and unpaid. During these breaks I have to carry the store phone to answer customer calls, perform returns/voids/transaction aborts for cashiers and quite often check out customers. No one is ever allowed to leave the premises during their lunch period either. I have worked at this store 6 days a week for over a year and never once had an uninterrupted break. I am just wondering if this is legal. I feel like I should be paid for this time and I am being taken advantage of. Are they legally required to pay me for this time?

