Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act

{{Short description|United States federal law}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox legislation

| short_title = Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act

| long_title = An Act to establish labor standards for certain contractors and subcontractors on federal service and construction contracts.

| enacted_by = 86th United States Congress

| date_enacted = September 13, 1962

| summary = The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) is a federal law that sets labor standards for contractors and subcontractors working on federal service contracts and federally assisted construction contracts exceeding $100,000. It requires the payment of overtime (one and one-half times the basic rate) for work exceeding 40 hours per workweek and mandates safe and sanitary working conditions on such projects.

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The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) is a United States federal law that covers hours and safety standards in construction contracts.

The Act applies to federal service contracts and federal and federally assisted construction contracts worth over $100,000, and requires contractors and subcontractors on covered contracts to pay laborers and mechanics employed in the performance of the contracts one and one-half times their basic rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. This Act also prohibits unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous working conditions on federal and federally financed and assisted construction projects.