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  2. Hours of service - Wikipedia

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    The weekly maximum was limited to 60 hours over 7 days (non-daily drivers), or 70 hours over 8 days (daily drivers). These rules allowed for 12 hours of work within a 15-hour period, 9 hours of rest, with 3 hours for breaks within a 24-hour day.

  3. Eight-hour day - Wikipedia

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    The eight-hour work day was introduced into law in Sweden on 4 August 1919, going into effect on 1 January 1920. [30] At the time, the work week was 48-hour since Saturday was a workday. The year before, 1918, the builders’ union had pushed through a 51-hour work week.

  4. List of alcohol laws of the United States - Wikipedia

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    State, federal district or territory law prohibits selling of alcohol between midnight and 7 a.m., unless the county chooses to change the operating hours later (FS 562.14(1)) ; such as for Sunday morning; Ormond Beach stays open until 7 pm on Sundays. Miami-Dade County liquor stores may operate 24 hours a day.

  5. Rule of 72 - Wikipedia

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    In finance, the rule of 72, the rule of 70 [1] and the rule of 69.3 are methods for estimating an investment 's doubling time. The rule number (e.g., 72) is divided by the interest percentage per period (usually years) to obtain the approximate number of periods required for doubling. Although scientific calculators and spreadsheet programs ...

  6. Medical resident work hours - Wikipedia

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    A 10-hour rest period between duty periods and after in-house call; A 24-hour limit on continuous duty, with up to 6 additional hours for continuity of care and education; No new patients to be accepted after 24 hours of continuous duty; One day in 7 free from patient care and educational obligations, averaged over 4 weeks, inclusive of call; and

  7. 996 working hour system - Wikipedia

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    The 996 working hour system (Chinese: 996工作制) is a work schedule practiced illegally by many companies in China. It derives its name from its requirement that employees work from 9 :00 am to 9 :00 pm, 6 days per week; i.e. 72 hours per week, 12 hours per day.

  8. High availability - Wikipedia

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    High availability ( HA) is a characteristic of a system that aims to ensure an agreed level of operational performance, usually uptime, for a higher than normal period. Modernization has resulted in an increased reliance on these systems. For example, hospitals and data centers require high availability of their systems to perform routine daily ...

  9. I'm Over 70. What Are the Rules for Cashing Out My IRA? - AOL

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    As you age, the rules for withdrawing money from your IRA change. For many years, retirees had to start withdrawing money after age 70 1/2. Under new rules, you must start taking required minimum ...