Getty Images On Wednesday, Bernie Sanders introduced legislation advocating for a 32-hour workweek without any reduction in pay.
The “ Thirty Two Hour Workweek Ac t” proposes changing the standard 40-hour workweek established in 1938 to a shorter 32-hour workweek, meaning four days of work, each lasting eight hours.
Sanders’ proposal includes overtime pay at 1.5 times the normal rate for working over 8 hours a day and double pay for days longer than 12 hours.“Today, American workers are over 400% more productive than they were in the 1940s. And yet, millions of Americans are working longer hours for lower wages […]
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