On this day, May 1, 1926, Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt the five-day, 40-hour ...

Does your work week feel longer than 40 hours? It probably is. It turns out most American adults work an average of 47 hours each week, almost a full day more than the "standard" five-day, 9-to-5 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Workers cut a steel bar at a metal-mechanical parts factory in Apodaca, Mexico, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate on Wednesday approved ...

A U.S. bill to reduce the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours is gaining traction as research links overwork and insufficient rest to burnout, lost productivity, and major economic costs. The Thirty ...