eight-hour law

eight-hour law. A law that sets eight hours as the standard workday for some jobs and that usu. requires a higher pay rate for work beyond eight hours. • One example is the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. See WAGE-AND-HOUR LAW. 8-K 8-K. An SEC form that a registered corporation must file if a material […]

A law that sets eight hours as the standard workday for some jobs and that usu. requires a higher pay rate for work beyond eight hours. • One example is the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. See WAGE-AND-HOUR LAW.