Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

HR 1332, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours, phased in over three years (38 hours in year one, 36 in year two, 34 in year three, and 32 hours after year three). It would require overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked beyond 32 in a week (or beyond 8 hours in a workday), and double pay for hours beyond 12 in a workday. The bill directly affects most private-sector workers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, excluding certain exempt employees. This is a concrete policy change to adjust standard work hours and overtime thresholds, not a procedural measure.