Could Americans move to a 32-hour workweek? What to know about the proposed bill
Takano reintroduced the bill and argued that labor standards should catch up with changes in work.
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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 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Rep. Mark Takano and Sen. Bernie Sanders reintroduced a bill to gradually lower the federal overtime threshold to 32 hours while preserving covered workers’ pay and benefits. The articles all explain how the proposal would work; one also presents supporters’ case for sharing productivity gains and business concerns about labor costs and possible effects on prices and hiring.
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