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Show 241 Laws Governing Women's Employment and Status Of the 28 jurisdictions with no laws limiting the workweek to 6 days, 8 States have laws applicable to both men and women that prohibit employment on Sunday with specified exceptions : Alabama Minnesota Florida Mississippi Maryland Missouri Virginia West Virginia Eight 'Other States=Georgia, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Okla homa, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont-s-have Sunday "blue laws" that prohibit the performance of work by an individual. These States, since their laws do not regulate employment, are not listed with those having day-of-rest laws. In Montana, Sunday is a legal holiday by law. Three additional jurisdictions-=Rhode Island, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico-have laws which require the payment 'Of 'Overtime rates to both men and women for work on the seventh day 'Or 'On Sunday, thus, in effect, encouraging 6-day workweek. The Rhode Island statute, under the jurisdiction of the State Department 'Of Labor, prohibits employment 'On Sundays and holidays, but allows work 'Of necessity and charity to be per formed on such days by special permit, provided Ph times the worker's regular rate is paid. The Kentucky law requires the payment 'Of time and 'One-half the worker's regular rate for work 'On the seventh con secutive day for persons working at least 40" hours a week. Puerto Rico provides for a day of rest but permits work on such day at double the employee's regular rate. a 107. Meal Period 7 Half of the States, the District 'Of Columbia, and Puerto Rico pro vide that meal periods, varying from 'One-third 'Of an hour to 1 hour in duration, must be allowed women employed in some 'Or all industries; in 4 States these provisions apply to men as well as women. The length of the meal period is provided for by statute, orders, 'Or regu lations in 27 jurisdictions: Arkansas Massachusetts Ohio California Nebraska (men and Oregon Colorado Pennsylvania Delaware Nevada Puerto Rico District of Columbia New Jersey (men and Rhode Island Indiana (men and women) Kansas Louisiana ., women) women) New Mexico New York (men and women) Maine North Carolina Maryland North Dakota See footnote 4, p. 238. Utah Washington West Virginia Wisconsin |
