HR 4972
115th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Age discrimination
Contracts and agency
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Genetics
Labor standards
Self-employed
Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018
Introduced: February 7, 2018
Introduced by:
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Democratic
· District of Columbia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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