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California Lawmaker Wants a Four-Day Workweek

Aug.23 — Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat from Riverside, speaks with Emily Chang about new legislation that calls for a four-day workweek. It would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to make companies pay overtime to non-exempt workers after 32 hours a week is met.

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Aug.23 — Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat from Riverside, speaks with Emily Chang about new legislation that calls for a four-day workweek. It would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to make companies pay overtime to non-exempt workers after 32 hours a week is met.

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  1. Napas Udomsak

    August 23, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Yes please

  2. Deirdre Lynn Hughes-Evans

    August 23, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    I think, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! There are some companies that are cutting their workers salaries, during this Covid season. So you expect me to believe that employers are going to pay their workers 40 hrs for a 32 hour work week?! I don’t think so. No thank you. Please, leave my work week alone! I’m satisfied working 8 hrs a day 5 days a week!

    • Jorge Zava

      August 23, 2021 at 11:36 pm

      California lawmakers are working as hard as they can to make their biggest source of income run away.

  3. David Scofield

    August 23, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    Yes ???? awesome ???? only challenge to less work days is lower pay – this more debt

    • Melvin Childs

      August 24, 2021 at 12:19 am

      Think you could make more

  4. Sprocket

    August 23, 2021 at 11:42 pm

    If I roll my eyes any harder I’ll have a stroke.

    • Melvin Childs

      August 24, 2021 at 12:52 am

      Don’t do that, be part of the solution and not the problem, life is easier that way.

  5. Rose Dhillon

    August 23, 2021 at 11:42 pm

    Yes let’s do this time is now.

  6. Dhananjay Vemuri

    August 24, 2021 at 12:04 am

    .. post pandemic avg day across all companies Is generally 10 -12 hours so makes sense to have 4 weekdays..However based on increased productivity we might see 40 plus hour week to 50 plus hours week. So be ready for exactly opposite to happen.

  7. MrPorquoipas

    August 24, 2021 at 12:05 am

    Well when they pay stay the same as working 5 days, I’m fine with it, but I don’t trust this, when I get less paid, then how can I stay in California, that is already a overpriced state, I don’t think you are not productive, there is many solutions for this, reduce workweek, and coming from Europe, and worked there, it was good, but the problem is how implement this in the US, making this work, I have my doubts !!

    • Melvin Childs

      August 24, 2021 at 12:53 am

      If the goods you keep buying , stay on the shelf they won’t be so expensive.

  8. dimitri jordania

    August 24, 2021 at 12:10 am

    Seriously? So they legitimately believe that employers—–struggling to even stay open under the HEAVY CA taxes/covid restrictions/fines/wage increases etc—–can afford to pay 40 hrs for a 32 hr work wk?? Literally spending 20% more money for 20% LESS value/work?!

    • Melvin Childs

      August 24, 2021 at 12:17 am

      It actually employees more people if you think about

    • perigee17

      August 24, 2021 at 12:33 am

      @Melvin Childs yes employees more everywhere else

    • Melvin Childs

      August 24, 2021 at 12:54 am

      Whats your solution ???? or are we just to read complaints?

    • perigee17

      August 24, 2021 at 1:03 am

      @Melvin Childs I have no solution, just list the possible consequences

  9. Rob Ferguson

    August 24, 2021 at 12:46 am

    How about up to a max 4 day work week and or only 6 hour max shift per day? More industrious people like me can still chose to try to start their own business in their free time and work all they want. Until the unemployment rate is zero we should keep decreasing the amount of max hours until all those who want to work can. Rather than just blind support for all, redo EDD for immediate skill, knowledge, wisdom, and experience to appropriate job level placement for capable people. Best, set max work hours and days of the week to a variable amount to accomplish zero unemployment rate for all those who want to earn a living.

  10. the matrix has you.

    August 24, 2021 at 12:58 am

    Yes 4 day work week ✊

  11. KyleDinHD

    August 24, 2021 at 1:14 am

    I feel like one point he missed is that with 3 days a week off, “exempt” employees (higher paying, salaried job) are more likely to visit/spend in places more likely to employ non-exempt (hourly) people, and potentially creating more jobs there.

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