{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-103.38","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 103.38","heading":"Eight-hour work day; applicability.","body":"(1) Subject to sub. (2), in all engagements to labor in any manufacturing or mechanical business if there is no express contract to the contrary, a day’s work shall consist of 8 hours and all engagements or contracts for labor in a manufacturing or mechanical business shall be so construed.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any contract for labor by the week, month or year.","path":["Chs. 101-114, Regulation of Industry","Chapter 103 Employment Regulations"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/103.38","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:47Z","sha256":"2c89ccd05bf2339be0bc361024b09b105fc8a0cb1a4cc0fb84d0cfc722382fbc","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-103.37","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-103.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}