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N.Y. Labor Law § 160: Hours to constitute a day's work

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  1. Labor Law
  2. Article 5. Hours of Labor
  3. Title 1. General

§ 160. Hours to constitute a day's work. Unless otherwise provided by

law, the following number of hours shall constitute a legal day's work:

1. For street surface or elevated railroad employees as affected by

section one hundred and sixty-four, ten consecutive hours, including

one-half hour for dinner.

2. For employees engaged in the operation of steam or electric

surface, subway or elevated railroads where the mileage system of

running trains is not in use, except those employees affected by section

one hundred and sixty-six, ten hours, performed within twelve

consecutive hours.

3. For all other employees, except those engaged in farm work and

those affected by subdivision four of section two hundred twenty of this

chapter, eight hours.

This subdivision shall not prevent an agreement for overwork at an

increased compensation, except upon work by or for the state or a

municipal corporation, or by contractors or subcontractors therewith,

and except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

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