§ 16191 District Work Hour Limits

• •Workers can't be made to work more than 8 hours in a day on district projects.
• •This rule applies to all workers, even if they work for a contractor or subcontractor.
• •The 8-hour limit doesn't apply in emergencies.

A construction worker is hired to fix roads for the city.

The city can't make the worker stay on the job for more than 8 hours a day. If there's a big storm and roads are flooding, the worker might have to stay longer to help.