limits of hours worked per day
The Fair Standards Labor Act establishes the workweek for most American employees at 40 hours in a seven-day period. After 40 hours, overtimeâbase pay plus halfâis required to be paid to the employee for each hour of work. There is no federal limit on the amount of hours of overtime that an employee can be forced to work. Although there is no federal limit to the number of hours that can be worked, OSHA states that there are inherit dangers associated with prolonged work shifts.