Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to establish a standard four-day workweek in the United States without any reduction in pay.

The bill, over a four-year period, would lower the threshold required for overtime pay, from 40 hours to 32 hours. It would require overtime pay at a rate of 1.5 times a worker’s regular salary for workdays longer than 8 hours, and it would require overtime pay at double a worker’s regular salary for workdays longer than 12 hours.

The Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act would also protect workers’ pay and benefits to ensure there’s no loss in pay, according to a press release.

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    10 months ago

    Another thing Biden did that people don’t really notice.

    On Sept. 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would increase the salary threshold to $1,059 a week ($55,068 annualized) for the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA’s) white-collar exemption from overtime pay.

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        10 months ago

        If you’re an exec making $350k/year, it might be reasonable to ask you to at least be available 60 hours a week (not every week).

        I certainly agree that $55k is too low, but it’s much better than the $38k it was before. If it were up to me, I’d put it around $200k, indexed to inflation.