Could a 32-Hour Workweek Bill Change Your Overtime?
Congress has reintroduced a 32-hour workweek bill that would phase down the federal overtime threshold, though passage remains unlikely in a Republican-controlled Congress.
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Congress has reintroduced a 32-hour workweek bill that would phase down the federal overtime threshold, though passage remains unlikely in a Republican-controlled Congress.
The statutory measure is the break time that should have been allowed, paid at your regular rate, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. Both break sections use that same sentence. What it produces in a real case depends on how many breaks were missed, over how long, at what rate, and on one question the statutes do not answer.