Modern Worker Empowerment Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Mar 2, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Scott
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Mike Braun
RRepublican
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