Labor Code section 851.5

Except on Sundays and holidays, and except for a period of time for meals, not to exceed one hour in length, the hours of work permitted per day by this chapter shall be consecutive. This section does not apply to hospitals employing only one person to compound physicians’ prescriptions.

Source: Section 851.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=851.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1939; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_851.5

Original Source: Section 851.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=851.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).