Title 28
Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 11
Hours of Employment

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-11-1

§ 28-11-1. Standard day’s work.

Except as otherwise provided by law, labor performed in any manufacturing establishment, and all mechanical labor, during the period of ten (10) hours in any one day, shall be considered a legal day’s work, unless otherwise agreed by the parties to the contract for the labor.

History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 85, § 37; P.L. 1928, ch. 1231, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 285, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 285, § 15; P.L. 1943, ch. 1313, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-11-1.