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The federal law does not spell out actual hours that must be worked in a work day. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the workweek ordinarily includes all the time during which an employee is required to be:
Florida statues state that ten hours is a legal day's work for any employee hired to perform manual labor, unless there is written contract stating other conditions.
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Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation
Regulations
Florida Statute Title XXXI, Chapter 448 – Legal day's work; extra pay (§448.01)
www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2010/448.01
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The Department of Labor is the federal agency that monitors hours worked.
Regulations
U.S. labor regulations for hours worked can be found in CFR 29: