Vittert criticizes the evidence for a 32-hour workweek
Liberty VittertWashU data scientist, in written testimony for the March 14, 2024 hearing
Vittert argues that selected-company trials cannot establish the effects of a nationwide shorter workweek.
“significant and insurmountable doubt on the proposal’s sustainability in the American work economy”
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Should Congress Enact Bernie Sanders’s 32-Hour Workweek Bill?
On September 8, 2026, Rep. Mark Takano introduced H.R. 10323, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act; Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Senate companion, S. 5384, on September 14. The bills would phase the federal weekly overtime threshold for covered nonexempt workers from 40 to 32 hours and add daily premium-pay thresholds; they would not set a universal cap on work hours. Supporters urge Congress to enact them as a way to share productivity gains, while opponents predict harm to jobs, benefits, and prices. The dispute is whether Congress should enact the paired proposals.
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Vittert criticizes the methods and generalizability of studies used to support shorter workweeks.
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The official hearing transcript records Cassidy opposing a federal mandate and Schor supporting the legislation.
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She describes the claims made for shorter-workweek pilots.
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She examines productivity measures and study limitations.
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The reference point is the shorter-workweek proposal. Vittert criticizes its evidentiary basis and sustainability.
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