In an internal memo to Gemini staffers, Google cofounder Sergey Brin said that working 60 hours every weekday is the “sweet spot” to be efficient. Workplace experts say that's unsustainable—but they ...
On this day, May 1, 1926, Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt the five-day, 40-hour ...
On March 3, 2026, the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States was amended to reduce the workweek from forty-eight hours to forty hours, by two hours per year beginning in 2027. The ...
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The idea of working 40 hours a week is foreign to folks in Mexico, but that could soon change. Lawmakers south of the border are considering lowering the standard ...
Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a proposal to move the state from a standard 40-hour work week to a 32-hour work week. Sounds like a good idea for workers, but is it really? Washington Democratic ...
Should Washington shave eight hours off the standard 40-hour work week? Some state lawmakers think so. Under House Bill 2611 by state Rep. Shaun Scott, a Seattle Democrat, employers would have to ...