40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards, requires that certain contracts (see 22.305) contain a clause (see 52.222-4) specifying that no laborer or mechanic doing any part of the work contemplated by the contract shall be required or permitted to work more than 40 hours in any workweek unless paid for all additional hours at not less than 11/2 times the basic rate of pay (see 22.301).
[53 FR 4935, Feb. 18, 1988, as amended at 70 FR 57454, Sept. 30, 2005; 79 FR 24203, April 29, 2014]