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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
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:
- On the employer's premises,
- On duty, or
- At a prescribed work place.
Michigan states that 10 hours a day is a legal day's work for employees in factories, workshops, salt blocks, saw mills, logging or lumber camps, booms or drives, mines or other places used for mechanical or manufacturing purposes.
Although federal regulations allow rounding of time punches to the nearest quarter hour, Michigan only permits rounding to the nearest one-tenth of an hour or less. Administrative Rule 408.702(e)
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Regulations
Act 137 of 1885
408.401 Legal work day; overtime.
Administrative Rules of the Wage and Hour Division, 408.701 et seq
Federal
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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: