When was the last time you took an hour to eat lunch? What about a half hour?

These days most people scarf their lunches at their desks and use their lunch breaks for errands so they don’t have to do them after work.

From Lunch Break Becomes Briefer:

Executives, professionals and other non-hourly employees are generally not entitled under federal law to any break for lunch, according to Robin Bond, an employment lawyer in Wayne, Pa.

But employees who are paid hourly or who are covered under union collective bargaining agreements typically are supposed to get regular breaks, including a 30-minute lunch for five hours of work.

“I see more and more in our culture where being overworked is a badge of courage. It’s a major mistake to let work encroach even further on this time,” Bond says.

“People really need a break.”