The California Assembly has proposed bill AB 2392 which “would change the definition of a workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours for companies with more than 500 employees. A full workday would remain at eight hours, and employers would be required to provide overtime pay for employees working longer than four full days.” More copypasta below.
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Unionized workforces, or those with collective bargaining agreements, are exempt
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Assembly Member Cristina Garcia said the bill does not apply to workers with collective bargaining agreements because “I like to think of this as a floor, and oftentimes our bargaining agreements are better.”
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Under the bill, employees who work in excess of 32 hours would be compensated at a rate of at least 1.5 times their regular rate of pay, as is currently required for those who work in excess of 40 hours.
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Crucially, the bill would also prohibit employers from reducing an employee’s regular rate of pay as a result of the reduced hourly workweek requirement.
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Conversations are ongoing about how the rules would work for salaried employees
That last point makes me think that it will end up not applying to salaried workers.