United States · Bill · S
S. 526 (117th)
Modern Worker Empowerment Act
Introduced
2 March 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Modern Worker Empowerment Act This bill requires the use of common law rules for defining an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Generally, an individual is an employee under common law rules when an employer controls what work will be done and how it will be done, among other factors.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 March 2021
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 March 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 March 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/526
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/526