Bill > H7362

This bill mandates a reduction in the standard workweek to 32 hours for employees, while ensuring their pay rate remains the same as for a 40-hour workweek, with any hours worked beyond 32 hours qualifying for overtime pay at one and a half times the regular rate. This change does not apply to employers with fewer than 500 employees, for whom the standard 40-hour workweek and existing overtime rules will continue to apply. The bill also makes adjustments to child labor laws, limiting work hours for those under 16 to 32 hours per week and for those under 18 to 32 hours per week, with specific daily hour limits. Additionally, it modifies various existing laws related to paid sick and safe leave, minimum wages, employment security benefits, noncompetition agreements, and other employment-related programs to align with the new 32-hour workweek standard, often by changing references from 35 or 40 hours to 32 hours. The bill takes effect immediately upon its passage.

Labor and Employment

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