Pearson: mandate means "paying everybody for an extra day when they're not working"
Trish PearsonCo-owner, My Movers Moving and Storage
Trish Pearson, co-owner of My Movers Moving and Storage, said the 32-hour workweek mandate would mean "paying everybody for an extra day when they're not working," with costs likely passed to customers.
“paying everybody for an extra day when they're not working”
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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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KY3 (Springfield, MO) report on local small-business owners' concerns about Bernie Sanders's 32-hour workweek bill.
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Commenting on the bill's impact on her moving and storage business.
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Noel Boyer separately raised similar concerns in the same article.
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Pearson directly condemns the bill's cost impact on her business, a substantive objection to the legislation.
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