California lawmaker wants the workweek to be 32 hours. 'Workers across the nation are collectively reimagining their relationship to labor'

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A California Congressman is pushing to make the four-day workweek the law of the land. Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat from the state’s 39^th district east of Los Angeles including parts of Riverside County, has reintroduced the 32-Hour Workweek Act, which would reduce the definition of a workweek and force companies to pay overtime for any work done over that amount of time.

“Workers across the nation are collectively reimagining their relationship to labor – and our laws need to follow suit,” said Takano in a statement. “We have before us the opportunity to make common sense changes to work standards passed down from a different era. The Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act would improve the quality of life of workers, meeting the demand for a more truncated workweek that allows room to live, play, and enjoy life more fully outside of work.”