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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There's an FLSA overtime exemption for making over $107,432/year. That's the threshold for no more overtime. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17h-overtime-highly-compensated

In Boston that wage is on the low side of office worker pay over 30yo.