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SENATE 664116th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Protecting Workers’ Freedom to Organize Act

Last Action
3/5/2019

CRS Summary

As of 2019-03-05 (00)

Protecting Workers' Freedom to Organize Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definitions of "employee" and "supervisor" under that Act to prevent the misclassification of employees as independent contractors in order to deny them collective bargaining rights. An individual performing any services is deemed to be an employee and not an independent contractor unless such individual is free from control and direction in the performance of such services, the services are performed outside the usual course of the employer's business, and the individual is customarily engaged in an independently established business.

Cosponsors (8)

  • Cory Booker (D-NJ)
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)
  • Patty Murray (D-WA)
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
  • Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
  • Richard Durbin (D-IL)
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