The ‘norm’ for working is in flux. New evidence favors a four-day week.

U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., reintroduced the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act in Congress. The legislation is co-sponsored by two others, including U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. (stock.adobe.com)

There may not be enough support in Congress to pass a bill to shorten the workweek by a day. But after U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, reintroduced the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act earlier this month, it is clear that working fewer hours remains on the minds of many Americans. 

A four-day workweek “allows room to live, play, and enjoy life more fully outside of work,” Takano said of the legislation, which is co-sponsored by two others, including U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.