Could Americans move to a 32-hour workweek? What to know about the proposed bill
Sanders reintroduced the bill and argued that gains from technology should benefit working families.
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TAP FOR WHYA bill reintroduced by Rep. Mark Takano and Sen. Bernie Sanders would gradually lower the federal overtime threshold from 40 hours to 32 while protecting covered workers’ pay and benefits. It would not require a four-day workweek or guarantee a three-day weekend.
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3 OUTLETSSen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Mark Takano reintroduced a bill to gradually establish a 32-hour workweek while preserving affected workers’ pay and benefits. The articles explain how the proposal would work. Two also clarify what it would not require, while WTTW News includes business concerns about possible effects on prices and hiring.
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