In different countries of the world, several governmental agencies have been established to regulate working shifts plus overtime working hours for civil servants and individuals working in private institutions. This was done with regard to the complaints from various workers who considered themselves as being overworked. Some however, complained about working for extra hours while being paid a minimum salary. They supported their ideas with some of the quotes from the reserves of law. These quotes talked about the rights of workers which were never fulfilled. This document will focus on the edicts of governmental agencies in the United States and regulatory laws ascertained with regard to working in shifts and overtime. The Employment Standard Administration is a US department of labor that was set up with special regard to safer, proper and recommended labor practices. Through the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) it was dictated that each employee working on overtime should be paid at an hourly rate. Companies that were not developed did not carry on with overtime working as they lacked capital. This was majorly done to discourage various cases of no payment during overtime working. This was the role of employers to ensure that the workers are paid their part. The employees are paid at an hourly rate for compensation of the service which should be one and a half times the employees’ rate of regular pay. However, the general public health in hospitals and police officers is exempted from this practice (Muecke, 2005). The Joint Initiative for Corporate Accountability and Workers Rights was formed in a program of collaborative work. In the United States supplier factories, workers who refused to work overnight were always harassed. Workers never wanted extra working hours since they suffered both health wise and socially. They came across many problems associated with long working hours. In order to counteract these negative effects, the working time was regulated. This entailed open declaration of the removal of overtime working hours. The health effects associated with overtime working and during night shifts were also made known to the public (Akerstedt, 1990). The Occupation Health and Safety Administration is a National Input for Occupational Safety organization that deals with creation of vast rules and regulations in different areas. They are charged with protecting the rights of general workers. The OSHA has set up rules and regulations to counteract the overtime limits. OSHA has offered guidelines regarding the working during overtimes. It suggests that meals such as lunch as well as breaks should be given to the employers as additional foods. He also comments that employers and workers to rest and then test themselves for the availability of cases of fatigue and then seek for quick medical attention. OSHA determined some of the health impacts caused by working overtime to the health of an individual. Overtime working raises the cases of fatigue among individuals. The person overworked feels be very exhausted throughout the remaining times of the day. The number of injuries might nevertheless augment on the involved person’s body. The individual might also have periods of serious anxiety and discomfort. Pain may also