N.Y. LAB Law § 170
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Hours of labor for domestic workers
Official statutory text
§ 170. Hours of labor for domestic workers. No person or corporation\nemploying a domestic worker as defined in subdivision sixteen of section\ntwo of this chapter, shall require any domestic worker to work more than\nforty hours in a week, or forty-four hours in a week for domestic\nworkers who reside in the home of their employer; unless they receive\ncompensation for overtime work at a rate which is at least one and\none-half times the worker's normal wage rate.\n
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