<p>The senator proposed a federal overtime rule mandate, but incentives can better spur employers to reshape the workweek</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/berniesanders">Bernie Sanders</a>, the Vermont senator, recently <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/new-bill-32-hour-work-week-how-it-would-work-12431766">proposed new legislation</a> that would change federal overtime rules. The new law, if passed, would require employers to pay a minimum 1.5 hours of overtime for each hour w