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HR 5915 112th Congress House

Research Fairness Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to exempt marketing research participants and mystery shoppers from certain provisions of that Act.

Introduced: June 7, 2012 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Consumer affairsMarketing and advertisingService industriesWages and earnings
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Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 7, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 7, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Research Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend certain employee exemptions from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements to marketing research participants and mystery shoppers.

Defines "mystery shopper" as any individual meeting certain requirements who is engaged to measure or evaluate a customer's experience, or some aspect of it, either at a defined location, or while using or purporting to use a specified product or service.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5915: Research Fairness Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5915/
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"H.R. 5915: Research Fairness Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5915/.
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H.R. 5915, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5915/.
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