What is lunch premium pay and how is it calculated?

Lunch Premium Pay is a labor code which provides that if an employer fails to provide a meal, rest or recovery period, the employer must pay the employee one additional hour of pay at the employee's regular rate of compensation, for each work day that the meal or rest break is not provided. 

• Regarding lunch premium pay, it is the administrator's responsibility to research any federal and/or state laws that may apply to your organization.  The uAttend support team cannot offer guidance on these matters.You should reach out to your HR and/or Legal team for advice.  

To enable and configure Lunch Premium Pay for any departments in your uAttend account:

1. Log in to the uAttend cloud portal with an administrator or supervisor (with permissions) profile.
2. Click on the Departments tab.
3. Click on the name of the intended department or click the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the window to search for a department.
4. Click the EDIT button on the line for the Lunch Premium Pay option (if applicable).  
5. Click the drop-down menu and select the ENABLED option.
6. In the first drop-down, select the threshold for hours worked before a violation, if a lunch punch has not occurred.
7. In the second drop-down, select the time that should be added to the timecard if a violation occurs.
8. Click the SAVE button.

If an employee works beyond the selected threshold without punching out for lunch, the selected time will be added to the employee's timecard with the description Premium Pay Hours.