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The Hours We Work: Are they Occupationally Determined?
The Hours We Work: Are they Occupationally Determined?
Introduction
Workers in the United States operate in a context of few regulations on working hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) provides limited guidelines that apply to most, but not all, of the workforce. The FLSA requires overtime pay for non- exempt workers after 40 hours of work in a given week but does not establish a limit on the number of hours individuals age 16 and over can work in a week (U.S. Department of Labor 2009). Exceptions are regulations on members of certain occupations, such as Resident Physicians (state law) and Pilots, due to public safety concerns (American Medical Student Association 2009; Federal Aviation Administration 2009).
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Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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