Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

eight-hour law.

A law (such as the federal Fair Labor Standards Act) that establishes the standard working day for certain types of employment at eight hours and that usu. requires overtime pay (such as time-and-a-half compensation) for hours worked beyond this period. See WAGE-AND-HOUR LAW. S-K. An SEC form that a registered corporation must file if a material event affecting its financial condition occurs between the due dates for regular SEC filings. - Also termed Form 8-K. Cf. Io-K.