32-Hour Work Week Overtime Calculator FLSA Reform Model

Simulating Senator Bernie Sanders' Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act with statutory 1.5x overtime past 32 hours.

Schedule & Wage Parameters Live Update
40 hrs
32h (Standard) 40h (Old Benchmark) 50h (Extended)
$25.00
$10/hr $25/hr $100/hr
10 team
1 worker 10 workers 100 workers
Proposed Bill Rules:
  • Standard work week ceiling lowered from 40 → 32 hours.
  • All hours beyond 32 paid at mandatory 1.5× rate.
  • No pay cut provision: base hourly rate cannot be reduced to offset hours.
Weekly Pay & Overtime Breakdown OT Rate: $37.50/hr
Regular Pay (32h Max) $800.00 32 regular hours
Mandatory Overtime $300.00 8 overtime hours
Total Weekly Pay $1,100.00 +$100.00 vs 40h standard
Weekly Net Difference +$100.00 per hourly employee
Shift Compensation Distribution 72.7% Base / 27.3% Overtime
Regular: $800.00
OT: $300.00
Regular Hours (32h @ 1.0×)
Mandatory Overtime (8h @ 1.5×)
Annual Business Payroll Impact (52 Weeks) Headcount: 10
Scope Under Current 40h Rule Under Proposed 32h Bill Net Delta (Added Cost)
Single Employee (Weekly) $1,000.00 $1,100.00 +$100.00 (+10.0%)
Single Employee (Annual) $52,000.00 $57,200.00 +$5,200.00
Entire Staff (10 Employees, Annual) $520,000.00 $572,000.00 +$52,000.00

Statutory Context: Under current Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations (29 U.S.C. § 207), employers must pay 1.5× regular pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Senator Sanders' Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act amendments phase in a 32-hour overtime threshold over four years and include an anti-retaliation provision barring wage rate cuts.

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