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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 977 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2181
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Erika Uyterhoeven
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to implement a 4 day work week in the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex1/14/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 977 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2181
By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2181) of Erika Uyterhoeven for legislation to establish a 4 day work week. Labor and
Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to implement a 4 day work week in the Commonwealth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 17B of chapter 147 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “five days and to forty
3hours” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 4 days and to 32 hours.
4 SECTION 2. Section 17G of said chapter 147, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
5striking out, in line 4, the words “five days and to forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the
6following words:- 4 days and to 32 hours.
7 SECTION 3. Section 30A of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
8amended by striking out, in line 3, the word “five” and inserting in place thereof the following
9figure:- 4.
10 SECTION 4. Said section 30A of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further
11amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words “thirty-seven and one half hours, except in
12the case of part-time employment, nor more than forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the 2 of 2
13following words:- 29 ½ hours, except in the case of part-time employment, nor more than 32
14hours.
15 SECTION 5. Section 30B of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
16striking out, in line 2, the word “forty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 32.
17 SECTION 6. Section 30C of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
18striking out, in line 3, the word “forty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 32.
19 SECTION 7. Said section 30C of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further
20amended by striking out, in line 7, the word “five” and inserting in place thereof the following
21figure:- 4.
22 SECTION 8. Section 33A of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
23striking out, in line 10, the words “five days and forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the
24following words:- 4 days and 32 hours.
25 SECTION 9. Section 33B of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
26striking out, in line 9, the words “five days and forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the
27following words:- 4 days and 32 hours.
28 SECTION 10. Said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after
29section 51B the following section:-
30 Section 51C. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, no employer
31shall employ any employee for a workweek longer than 32 hours unless such employee receives
32compensation for their employment in excess of the hours above specified at a rate not less than
331½ times the regular rate at which they are employed.