Provides that in addition to eight hours a day and five days a week, a person cannot work any more than ten hours in any one calendar day or more than four days in any one week

BILL NUMBER:S496

Title of bill

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to hours of work

Purpose

To reclassify a legal day's work so as to include ten-hour days.

Summary of provisions

Section 220 of the Labor law is amended by reclassifying a legal day's work to include instances in which a ten-hour day is worked. For those working only four days per week, a ten-hour day constitutes a legal day's work.

Existing law

Currently, laborers employed by a contractor are permitted to work no more than eight hours in one calendar day.

Justification

Employees who work four, ten-hour days per week are entitled to overtime pay, since a legal day's work is defined as eight hours. This amendment will ease the financial burden of contractors and other employers whose employees normally work four-day weeks, and will give employers the flexibility to allow laborers to work four-day weeks instead of five.

Legislative history

New Bill.

Fiscal implications

Savings in regards to overtime pay.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.