Maximum Hours of Work
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Although California law generally doesn't address the maximum hours that an employee can work each week, the following three Wage Orders do limit employees' weekly work hours to no more than 72 hours of work per week:
- Wage Order 4 (Professional, Technical and Clerical);
- Wage Order 8 (Industries Handling Products After Harvest); and
- Wage Order 13 (Industries Preparing Agricultural Products for Marketing, On the Farm).
The other Wage Orders don't contain limitations on working hours.
In addition, other laws place limits on hours of work for certain types of employees, such
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