This bill would amend federal labor law to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours while maintaining overtime protections. Employees working more than 32 hours per week would be entitled to overtime pay at one and a half times their regular rate, with daily overtime protections also included for workdays exceeding 8 to 12 hours. The change would be phased in gradually over three years, starting with a 38-hour workweek beginning 180 days after enactment, then decreasing to 36 hours in year two, 34 hours in year three, and finally 32 hours in year four. The bill protects workers from having their total weekly compensation or benefits reduced as a result of these changes. This legislation would affect all private sector employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act and fundamentally reshape how overtime eligibility is calculated in the United States.
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