Texas § GV.658.002 - WORK HOURS REQUIRED FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
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§ GV.658.002. WORK HOURS REQUIRED FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
WORK HOURS REQUIRED FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES. (a) A state employee paid a full-time salary shall work not less than 40 hours a week. (b) The chief administrator of a state agency that must maintain certain services 24 hours a day may require essential employees who perform those services to be on duty for a workweek that exceeds 40 hours in necessary or emergency situations. (c) This section does not apply to a houseparent who is employed by and lives at a Texas Juvenile Justice Department facility. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549 ), Sec. 102, eff. September 1, 2015.
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Section GV.658.002 ("WORK HOURS REQUIRED FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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