Maybe in the US it is not explicitly stated. My previous contract stated explicitly that I had to work from 9:00 to 18:48 five days a week, and do 1:00 of lunch between 11:00 and 15:00. Anything deviating from that would be accounted in the Bank of Hours and be subject to additional laws regard pay.
That's fascinating. I just checked my contract and it doesn't mention working hours at all.
However, I'm not in tech, and prior to COVID, it physically wouldn't be possible to work multiple jobs remotely. So perhaps this is an artifact of that time.
Some of the other comments suggested there may be actual laws against it, I'll have to look into that.
Off-topic, but I discovered that recent legislation made my wage confidentiality clause illegal.
