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On Wednesday Rep. Mark Takano of California announced he had introduced legislation designed to make the four-day workweek a reality in the US.on his site, Takano said the goal was to reduce the number of hours in a standard workweek to 32 hours from 40 — equating to a four-day week — by lowering the maximum threshold for overtime pay.
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal labor law that applies to public- and private-sector workers. It governs wage levels, rules around tipping, and regulations on child labor among others. The bill also governs overtime payments. Currently, eligible employees must be paid 1 1/2 times their employer's regular rate for every hour worked over 40 hours in a week.
A 32-hour workweek could align productivity improvements offered by automation with the demand for work-life balance that workers want, said Jane Oates, a Labor Department official during the Obama administration who is now the president of the nonprofit campaign WorkingNation.
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