day's work

day's work
The number of hours, as prescribed by statute, constituting a lawful day's work, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. 31 Am J Rev ed Lab § 780. Such statutes are to be distinguished from those which limit absolutely the length of a working day. In underground metal mining, the workday starts when the miner reports for duty as required at or near the collar of the mine, and ends when he reaches the collar at the end of the shift. It also includes the aggregate of the time spent on the surface in obtaining and returning lamps, carbide and tools and in checking in and out, but it does not include any fixed lunch period of one-half hour or more during which the miner is relieved of all duties, even though the lunch period is spent underground. MeWhirter v Otis Elevator Co. (DC SC) 40 F Supp 11. See hours of labor; Portal to Portal Pay Act.

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