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Labor/Employment

Jun. 9, 2022

Shorter workweeks could make for a more productive workplace

A full workday would remain eight hours, and employers would have to pay overtime to employees working longer than four full days.

Ronald L. Zambrano

Employment Litigation Chair
West Coast Employment Lawyers

Phone: 213-927-3700

Email: ron@westcoasttriallawyers.com

Ron chairs the firm's Employment Litigation Department.

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It happened in Iceland, and it will soon start a six-month trial in the UK. It could also be happening in Scotland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, and even parts of the United States. Workers are being given shorter workweeks while being paid the same amount. Now California is seriously considering joining the shorter workweek bandwagon.

AB 2932, currently in the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, would amend Sect...

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