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standard work week from 40 hours down to 32 hours has been reintroduced by california congressman mark takanog to the legislation, companies could still schedule employees to work five days a week. but anytime worked after 32 hours would be considered. over time. however the bill doesn't necessarily guarantee workers would get the same pay for a shorter workweek. data from a recent pilot programs suggests the 32 hour workweek benefits both employees and companies as workers are less exhausted and more motivated. as inflation rises, more people are cutting back on several aspects of their lives, including how they socialize a new survey from san jose based paypal reveals 20% of people are now turning down invitations to weddings. birthday parties even dates to save some extra cash. another 50% are going out less altogether in an effort to stay within their budget. and when it comes to shopping more than 40% are on the hunt for coupons are discounts to stretch their dollars. well more job cuts are hitting the bay area electric carmaker rivian, based in southern california, has announced plans t

congressman is reintroducing his proposed 32 hour workweek bill, southern california representative mark takanoast year. it would reduce the standard work week from 40 hours to 32 hours. companies would not be forbidden from scheduling employees to work five days a week, but anything beyond four days would be counted as overtime. chicano also said the bill would not guarantee that workers would get the same pay in a four day week that they used to get for working five days. california assembly member phil ting is pushing for a state law requiring businesses to print paper receipts only when customers ask for them under the bill. businesses that don't default to electronic receipts would get two warnings but could face fines at the $300 a year, a study from green america and environmental advocacy group found that manufacturing receipts nationwide uses more than three million trees, 10 billion gallons of water and generates hundreds of millions of dollars in waste. most receipts have a plastic coating and cannot be recycled. president biden said today that he will sign a republican resolution th

your democratic colleague mark takano, re-introduced hi 32-hour, four day work week ac to congress.ll reduce the definitio of a work week from 40 hours t 32 hours, for salaried employees. could this pass? would this benefit you constituents because i know many of which are working class. so they are not salaried employees. >> yeah. so, alex, this is a grea question i think it is a conversation w need to have i think that we learned in covid-19 that workforce is changing the face of it we know that there lot marke will work from home, and thing like that. so i think that we are tryin to figure out what does th future of work look like i this country considering the fact that th minimum wage is still 7:25 i the state of texas, and i have 20% of my district living ou of or below poverty, i don't really know how they would fee about some of these things because i have got people wh are literally trying to work more and more hours a week because they are trying to put food on the table. but i do think that we need to have an honest conversatio about the fact that the wa that we work to h

. >> representative mark takano reintroduce the 32 hour workweek act. the bill if passed, would reduce the standard 40 hour workweek to 32 hours by amending the fair labor standards act. the bill was first co authored by or other first co sponsored by 2 democratic representatives last year. critics say the idea would not be sustainable for all businesses. and an effort is underway in the senate to force the supreme court to televise its sessions. senate judiciary chair durbin is among those calling for the sessions to be televised, saying the high court's credibility has been dropping after its controversial rulings on abortion and gun control. the proposed legislation would make televised supreme court sessions mandatory less. a majority of the court's 9 justices ruled such coverage would violate the due process rights of anyone appearing before the court. up next here on kron, 4 news at noon bay area, car mechanics, a catalytic converter thefts are taking a toll on their businesses. >> why they say state laws are not doing enough. >> there's now repor