Show CHEZ GIVES RULING ON P W A WORKING HOURS Contractors Contractors Contractors' employing laborers more or less than 30 hours a week on public works projects arc violatIng violating violating violat violat- ing the state minimum wage l law w Attorney At Attorney torney General Joseph Chez Ches held Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- upholding a contention of the state industrial commission William WilliamL M. M L Knerr chairman of the commission Thursday complained to Mr Chez that some some contractors on public works were employing unskilled unskilled un tin- skilled laborers four days das in one week on an art hour eight-hour basis and three dayson days days' on an eight hour eight hour basis in another week making a total of 01 56 hours work in a fortnight When Then warned by the commission to cease such practices Knerr said contractors pointed out the laborers were working less than 60 hours in two weeks and Dond that the practice was not in violation of the hour 30 week of the law |