[19980416]98-371E_联邦工作时间规定：Ballenger和Ashcroft提案（H.R.1和S.4）.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-371 EApril 16, 1998Federal Regulation of Working Hours:The Ballenger and Ashcroft Proposals (H.R. 1 and S. 4)William G. WhittakerSpecialist in Labor EconomicsEconomics DivisionSummaryThe Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, as amended, normally requires thata covered worker receive not less than one-and-one-half times his (or her) regular rateof pay (that is, time-and-a-half) for hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Within a40-hour workweek, however, there is complete flexibility. Any configuration of hoursis permitted (e.g., 5 days of 8 hours each, 4 days of 10 hours each, 2 days of 20 hourseach) so long as the total hours worked do not exceed 40 in a single week.During the 104 Congress, legislation was considered that would have altered theth40-hour workweek and overtime pay requirements for private sector workers. Insomewhat altered form, such legislation H.R. 1 (Ballenger) and S. 4 (Ashcroft) hasbeen reintroduced in the 105 Congress. This report, very briefly, summarizes the issuesthpresented by H.R. 1 and S. 4. For broader coverage of the subject, see CRS Report 96