Tex. Gov't Code Section 658.002
Work Hours Required for Salaried Employees


(a)

A state employee paid a full-time salary shall work not less than 40 hours a week.

(b)

The chief administrator of a state agency that must maintain certain services 24 hours a day may require essential employees who perform those services to be on duty for a workweek that exceeds 40 hours in necessary or emergency situations.

(c)

This section does not apply to a houseparent who is employed by and lives at a Texas Juvenile Justice Department facility.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 102, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 658.002 — Work Hours Required for Salaried Employees, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­658.­htm#658.­002 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 658.002’s source at texas​.gov