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The same week that the U.S. Department of Labor’s rules on analyzing and determining who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) took effect, both houses of Congress introduced legislation to shorten the workweek.
On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) introduced the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act in the Senate. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
According to a bill summary from Sen. Sanders, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act would:
Reduce the standard
