Congress Tries to Shrink the 40-Hour Week — and Make Extra Hours Cost Overtime

Takano and Sanders reintroduced a bill to make 32 hours the federal overtime line — not a ban on working more. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) filed the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act on Sept. 8 as H.R. 10323. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is backing a Senate version. The bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act so …

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