Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, proposes to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours. It establishes overtime pay requirements for hours worked beyond 32 in a workweek and introduces a phased-in approach for exceeding 38 hours, 36 hours, 34 hours, and finally 32 hours over a period of several years. The bill also modifies existing overtime regulations related to workdays.
Key provisions
- Reduces the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours.
- Establishes overtime pay for hours exceeding 32 in a workweek.
- Introduces a phased-in overtime rate for workweeks exceeding 38, 36, 34, and 32 hours.
- Modifies overtime regulations for workdays exceeding 8 or 12 hours.
- Prohibits employers from reducing compensation rates due to overtime requirements.
- Replaces references to the ‘Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966’ with ‘Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act’.
- Changes the standard workweek from forty to thirty-two hours.
- Specifies overtime rates for extended workdays.
Who is affected
- Employees
- Employers
- Businesses
- The labor market
- The economy
Notable changes
- Phased-in overtime rate for workweeks exceeding 38, 36, 34, and 32 hours.
- Overtime pay requirements for hours exceeding 32 in a workweek.
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