Art. XIII, § 14
Legislature may regulate wages, hours, etc. of public employees and of persons employed on public contracts
Power
Public Officers & Civil Service
Art. XIII · Public Officers
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The legislature may regulate and fix the wages or salaries and the hours of work or labor, and make provisions for the protection, welfare and safety, of persons employed by the state or by any county, city, town, village or other civil division of the state, or by any contractor or subcontractor performing work, labor or services for the state or for any county, city, town, village or other civil division thereof.
Simplified explanation
The legislature may regulate and fix the wages, salaries and hours of work, and provide for the protection, welfare and safety, of public employees and of persons employed by contractors or subcontractors working for the state or its civil divisions.