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Committee hears three labor bills: 32-hour week, limits on employee monitoring and a ‘right to disconnect’ proposal
Summary
Committee members heard three related bills: H.261 to redefine full-time work as 32 hours per week, H.262 to require notice and limits on electronic monitoring and automated decision systems, and H.263 to establish a right to disconnect outside working hours.
Bonnie Priestley presented three related labor bills to the House Committee on General & Housing, framing them as a package addressing evolving workplace technology and work‑life balance: H.261 (a 32‑hour work‑week proposal), H.262 (electronic monitoring and automated decision systems), and H.263 (a right‑to‑disconnect measure).
On H.261, Priestley explained the bill would change statutory references that presume a 40‑hour full‑time work week to 32 hours and leave the mechanics of benefits and sectoral exemptions to further legislative detail. “This bill really just establishes… everything is focused on 40 hours of work per week, and this is…
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