The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) is a United States federal law that covers hours and safety standards in construction contracts.
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | |
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| 86th United States Congress | |
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| Enacted by | 86th United States Congress |
| Enacted | September 13, 1962 |
| Summary | |
| The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) is a federal law that sets labor standards for contractors and subcontractors working on federal service contracts and federally assisted construction contracts exceeding $100,000. It requires the payment of overtime (one and one-half times the basic rate) for work exceeding 40 hours per workweek and mandates safe and sanitary working conditions on such projects. | |
The Act applies to federal service contracts and federal and federally assisted construction contracts worth over $100,000, and requires contractors and subcontractors on covered contracts to pay laborers and mechanics employed in the performance of the contracts one and one-half times their basic rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. This Act also prohibits unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous working conditions on federal and federally financed and assisted construction projects.
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