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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 605.002. Length of Workday;  Emergency Work

Current as of April 14, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) In a contract for any work made by or on behalf of the state or a legal or political subdivision of the state eight hours constitutes a day's work.

(b) The time spent by a worker in going to and from the workplace is not a part of the hours of work.

(c) A person having a contract with the state or a legal or political subdivision of the state may not require or permit a laborer, worker, or mechanic to work more than eight hours in a calendar day, except:

(1) in employment to which the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) applies;

(2) in an emergency that may arise in a time of war;

(3) to protect property or human life;

(4) for the housing of inmates of a public institution in case of fire or destruction by the elements;  or

(5) for work financed in whole or part by the federal government or any of its agencies in which the total number of hours a week required or permitted of a worker does not exceed the number of hours a week allowed by federal regulation.

(d) A laborer, worker, or mechanic who works in an emergency described by Subsection (c) more than eight hours in a calendar day is entitled to be paid according to the workday provided by Subsection (a).

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