I know that Arkansas is an "At Will State" as well as many other states, but.... There are many days where I work anywhere from 9 to 16 hours a day and on rare occasions 24 hours in a 36 hour period. Is it legal for me NOT to get a lunch break at any time? They do however allow us to take small breaks like to smoke a cigarette BUT, if and ONLY if you work the second shift (7-4) which I never have/do, you are allowed a 20 minute PAID lunch break. My shift is not allowed any lunch breaks. When I worked for a major corporation here in Arkansas we couldn't go more than 6 hours on the clock without taking a lunch or else we got a "coaching" or in other words a writeup. I now work for a truck stop/convenience store....does that make a difference or no? Any help or answers/questions you have would be very much greatly appreciated.