Break room

[2] During the COVID-19 pandemic, some workplaces began to install self-service kiosks, touch-free coffee machines, and other forms of upgraded technology in their employee break rooms to reduce the transmission of COVID and other diseases.

[5] In 2001, custodians at a high school in Ohio sued after discovering that a hidden camera had been installed in the break room to monitor them.

[7] Prince Edward Island's Occupational Safety and Health Act requires workplaces to have a "Lunch and rest room" that is separate from toilet areas and is equipped with suitable seating and tables.

[9] In France, workplaces with fewer than 50 workers "must provide employees with a place where they can eat in good health and safety."

Companies with more than 50 employees must provide workers with a catering room equipped with seating, a table, drinking water, refrigeration, and food heating appliances.

Common areas are defined as "indoor or outdoor locations under the control of the employer that more than one person may use or where people congregate ...".

[25] California Industrial Welfare Commission requires workplaces to have "suitable resting facilities" that are to be located "separate from toilet rooms".