Common use of Work Day Clause in Contracts

Work Day. Eight (8) hours labor constitutes a legal day’s work. Contractor shall not permit any worker to labor more than eight (8) hours during any one (1) Day or more than forty (40) hours during any one (1) calendar week, unless overtime is paid pursuant to Labor Code Section 1815 or except as otherwise permitted by law. Contractor shall forfeit to City, as a penalty, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each worker employed in the execution of this Construction Contract by Contractor, or any Subcontractor, for each Day during which such worker is required or permitted to Work more than eight (8) hours in any one (1) Day and forty (40) hours in any one (1) calendar week in violation of the terms of this Paragraph or in violation of the provisions of any law of the State of California, including but not limited to Labor Code Sections 1810 through 1815. Such forfeiture amounts may be deducted from the Contract Sum. Contractor and each Subcontractor shall keep, or cause to be kept, an accurate record showing the actual hours worked each Day and each calendar week by each worker employed on the Project, which record shall be kept open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of City, its officers and agents, and to the inspection of the appropriate enforcement agency or representative and the State of California.