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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has put forward a bill proposing a four-day, 32-hour workweek standard in the United States without any pay reduction. What Happened: The proposed legislation would lower the overtime threshold from 40 hours to 32 hours over four years. It mandates overtime pay at 1.5 times a worker’s regular salary for workdays exceeding 8 hours and double the salary for workdays over 12 hours, The Hill reported. The Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act intends to protect workers’ pay and benefits to avoid any pay loss. The legislation also aims to ensure that workers benefit from the sign…