No person employed to sell at retail drugs and medicines or to compound physicians’ prescriptions shall perform any work in any store, dispensary, pharmacy, laboratory, or office for more than an average of nine hours per day, or for more than 108 hours in any two consecutive weeks or for more than 12 days in any two consecutive weeks, except that any registered pharmacist may be so employed and may perform such work for the full period of time permitted by this section.
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Section § 850
This law limits the working hours for people employed to sell drugs and medicines or to prepare doctors' prescriptions at places like pharmacies and labs. They cannot work more than an average of nine hours a day, no more than 108 hours over two weeks, and not more than 12 days in a two-week span. However, registered pharmacists are allowed to work the full hours these limits describe.
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Section § 851
This law states that if you employ someone to sell drugs or medicines at a retail level, or to mix prescriptions, you cannot make them work more than an average of 9 hours per day or over 108 hours in two weeks. Additionally, they cannot work more than 12 days in two consecutive weeks. However, registered pharmacists are allowed to work as long as the law permits within these limits.
No person employing another person to sell at retail drugs and medicines or to compound physicians’ prescriptions shall require or permit such employee to perform any work in any store, dispensary, pharmacy, laboratory, or office for more than an average of nine hours per day, or for more than 108 hours in any two consecutive weeks or for more than 12 days in any two consecutive weeks, except that any registered pharmacist may be so employed and may perform such work for the full period of time permitted by this section.
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Section § 851.5
This law states that, in general, work hours must be in a row without breaks except for meal times up to one hour and do not apply on Sundays and holidays. However, there's an exception for hospitals with only one employee who prepares doctors' prescriptions.
Except on Sundays and holidays, and except for a period of time for meals, not to exceed one hour in length, the hours of work permitted per day by this chapter shall be consecutive. This section does not apply to hospitals employing only one person to compound physicians’ prescriptions.
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Section § 852
This law requires employers to schedule work so that each employee gets one full day off for rest every week.
The employer shall apportion the periods of rest to be taken by an employee so that the employee will have one complete day of rest during each week.
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Section § 853
Anyone who breaks the rules in this chapter is committing a minor crime. They can be fined between $40 and $100, or could face up to 60 days in jail, or both.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than forty dollars ($40) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not exceeding 60 days, or both.
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Section § 854
This law states that its rules don't apply during emergencies. An 'emergency' here includes situations like accidents, deaths, sicknesses, or epidemics.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply in any case of emergency. The word “emergency” shall be construed as being accident, death, sickness or epidemic.
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