South Korea is trying to stop overwork by limiting the maximum workweek to 52 hours

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images South Korea has lowered its workweek from 68 to 52 hours. Larger firms that breach the new rules could be fined up to$17,815. Executives could face two years in prison. President Moon Jae-in is hoping the new hours will increase jobs, productivity, and fertility rates. South Korea had one of the longest work weeks in the developed world, and these "inhumanely long" hours could by why the country also has one of the lowest birth rates. South Korea has implemented a new...