Senate Bill 526
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Modern Worker Empowerment Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 2, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
526
Congress
117
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.
March 2, 2021
03/02/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/02/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:49 PM