Self-described democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the “Thirty-Two Hour Work Week Act” recently that would mandate the standard workweek be reduced from 40 to 32 hours.
Under the law, employees would not receive a reduction in pay despite the 20% drop in labor.
Additionally, employers would be forced to pay overtime at the rate of time and a half for shifts exceeding eight hours per day, and double pay for time more than 12 hours daily.
According to Sanders, “Moving to a 32-hour workweek with no loss of pay is not a radical idea.”
He argues that the “financial gains from the major advancements in artificial intelligence, automation, and new technology…
