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HR 5915 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Consumer affairs Marketing and advertising Service industries Wages and earnings

Research Fairness Act of 2012

Introduced: June 7, 2012 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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.

What's happening now September 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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