A new Maryland House bill proposes to say goodbye to ‘Happy Friday’ as the traditional end of the week with a four-day workweek instead. The bill had its first reading in the House of Delegates this week.

Workers in Maryland we might soon say ‘Happy Thursday’ instead as the General Assembly takes a look at the Four–Day Workweek Act of 2023.

It’s called House Bill 0181, the Four–Day Workweek Pilot Program and Income Tax Credit.

The bill proposes to give the Maryland Department of Labor the ability to promote, offer incentives, and support the experimentation and study of a 4-day workweek by both private and public employers.

It would also allow employers that participate in the program; to claim a credit against the state income tax; and require the department to report on the status of the program to the governor and the general assembly by December 1, every year.