Nothing in Section 3 [ 50-4-13 NMSA 1978] of this act, shall be construed so as to prevent work in excess of ten hours per day in emergency cases; provided that in no one week of seven days shall there be permitted more than seventy-four hours of labor, and provided that work in excess of seventy hours of labor in any one week of seven days, shall be paid for on the basis of time and one-half for such excess.
§ 50-4-14 NMSA 1978
[Emergency cases; hours permitted; rate for excessive hours.]
Known as the Minimum Wage Act
The act spans §§ 50–50 (38 sections).
Laws 1933, ch. 149, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 57-315; 1953 Comp., § 59-3-15.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.