S 2577 · 96th Congress · Labor and Employment
A bill to amend the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to permit certain employees to work a ten-hour day in the case of a four-day workweek, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.(1980-04-17)
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Amends the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act to revise overtime requirements to accommodate an alternative workweek of four ten-hour days for employees of Government contractors. Amends both such Acts to increase the minimum rate of overtime rate for such employees (whatever their regular workweek may be) to twice the regular rate of pay.…
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