Unemployment Benefits

[freeringo]

so are we entitled to a paid lunch or its just mandatory that we take atleast a 30 min break. Our boss schedules us for 8 1/2 hours of work but we onyl get paid for 8 knowing we get a break. However, i waive the breaks because i eat in about 5 mins and leave after 8 hours...am i entitled to a paid lunch/dinner?

In California you must be allowed 2 uninterupted breaks and 1 uninterupted lunch.
Keep track of them all in a diary and when the job is finished ever, then file a labor board claim. Get a co-worker with you and you will win 99% of the time.
Sounds to me that they owe you 2 extra hours of pay each day.