Denied Meal Period

Yard Meal Period Denied

The claim:

• When denied a meal period, instructed to eat on locomotives, denied 2nd meal period or not allowed the full 20 minutes for lunch.

• 1st meal period is 20 minutes and must be taken between 4 1/2 and 6 hours after starting work.

• 2nd meal period when required to work 2 hours of overtime. 2nd meal period is for a reasonable amount of time.

• Transport time or time spent securing equipment is not to be counted as part of the 20 minute lunch period.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

¨  A copy of your federal tie-up.

¨  Time Manager/Yardmaster informed you of denied meal period.

¨  Manager/Yardmaster name.

- Time movement stopped, equipment was secured, time you arrived at a suitable location for lunch and time you were instructed to return to work.

REQUIRED CLAIM LANGUAGE:

DENIED 1ST LUNCH:

CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A PROPER MEAL PERIOD. WAS CALLED ON DUTY FOR    (ASSIGNMENT) AT ______ HRS ON   (date)  .  AT ______ HRS INFORMED   (YARDMASTER NAME)  OF NEED FOR REQUIRED MEAL PERIOD. AT              HRS WAS ORDERED PER __________, THAT I WAS NOT TO TAKE A MEAL PERIOD AND WAS TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR ENTIRE SHIFT WITHOUT BEING ALLOWED TO EAT. CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A MEAL PERIOD AS PER RULE 6.

DENIED 2ND LUNCH:

CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A PROPER 2ND MEAL PERIOD. WAS CALLED ON DUTY FOR    (ASSIGNMENT) AT ______ HRS ON   (date)  .  AFTER HAVING WORKED 2 HOURS OVERTIME, AT ______ HRS INFORMED   (YARDMASTER NAME)  OF NEED FOR REQUIRED 2ND MEAL PERIOD. AT              HRS WAS ORDERED PER __________, THAT I WAS NOT TO TAKE A 2ND MEAL PERIOD AND WAS TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR ENTIRE SHIFT WITHOUT BEING ALLOWED TO EAT. CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A MEAL PERIOD AS PER RULE 6.

FORCED TO TAKE LUNCH ON THE LOCOMOTIVES:

CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A PROPER MEAL PERIOD. WAS CALLED ON DUTY FOR    (ASSIGNMENT) AT ______ HRS ON   (date)  .  AT ______ HRS INFORMED   (YARDMASTER NAME)  OF NEED FOR REQUIRED MEAL PERIOD. AT              HRS WAS ORDERED PER __________, THAT I WAS NOT TO TAKE A MEAL PERIOD AND WAS TO ONLY TAKE A BREAK ON THE LOCOMOTIVES. WAS NOT ALLOWED A PROPER LUNCH FOR ENTIRE SHIFT. CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A LUNCH PERIOD AS PER RULE 6.

 NOT ALLOWED FULL 20 MINUTE LUNCH PERIOD:

CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A PROPER 20 MINUTE MEAL PERIOD.  WAS CALLED ON DUTY FOR (ASSIGNMENT) AT_______HRS ON (DATE).  AT_______HRS WAS INSTRUCTED BY (YARDMASTER NAME) TO TAKE LUNCH.  ARRIVED AT THE CREW ROOM FOR LUNCH AT ______HRS AND AT ______HRS WAS INSTRUCTED BY (YARDMASTER NAME) TO RETURN TO WORK.  CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A 20 MINUTE LUNCH PERIOD AS ALLOWED IN RULE 6.