Provides benefits in retirement or in the case of disability to the disabled and dependents. Provides relief for work related injuries and illnesses. See Workers Comp file on Exercises and Resources page. Provides limited income replacement for a time for non work related illnesses or accidents. Your coffee break is required by law.
Lunch is a different matter.
If you are permitted to eat on the run, your employer doesn't have to give you a lunch break. This is required by law and is funded by contributions of employers which are based on the amount of unemployment they produce. Education which maintains ones professional skills are tax deductable. These expenses may either be taken as a deduction or as a tax credit. In either case the amount you pay for child care reduces the taxes you pay.