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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.
For the state of Rhode Island, ten hours is considered a legal day's work for manufacturing establishments and for employees performing mechanical labor.
State law requires premium pay for some work on Sundays and holidays.
State
Contact
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
Regulations
Title 28, Labor and Labor Relations, Chapter 28-11
Hours of Employment
§28-11-1 Standard day's work. – Except as otherwise provided by law, labor performed in any manufacturing establishment, and all mechanical labor, during the period of ten (10) hours in any one day, shall be considered a legal day's work, unless otherwise agreed by the parties to the contract for the labor.
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE28/28-11/28-11-1.HTM
Title 25, Chapter 25-3, Work on Holidays and Sundays
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE25/25-3/INDEX.HTM
Regulations
Work Permits on Sundays and Holidays
https://roar-assets-auto.rbl.ms/documents/14677/DLT_1663_.pdf
Rules and Regulations Relating to Exemptions for Work on Holidays and Sundays
Federal
Contact
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: