Public Contract Code section 20540

All construction contracts shall provide that a maximum of eight hours shall constitute a day’s labor and that three dollars ($3) shall be the minimum amount paid for a day’s labor performed upon any construction work covered by the contract.

Source: Section 20540, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=20540. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Oct. 13, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_contract_code_section_20540

Original Source: Section 20540, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=20540. (last accessed May 12, 2025).