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HR 4972 115th Congress House

Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 to require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees.

Introduced: March 26, 2018 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Age discriminationContracts and agencyDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rights
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Feb 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 7, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E153)
Feb 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018

This bill requires that independent contractors be treated as employees under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.

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All 2 Democratic 2
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 16, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4972: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4972/
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"H.R. 4972: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4972/.
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H.R. 4972, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4972/.
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