S 2973 116th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Labor standards

Modern Worker Empowerment Act

Introduced: December 4, 2019 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Dec 4, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Modern Worker Empowerment Act

This bill requires the use of common law rules in defining "employee" under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

What's happening now December 4, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Cosponsors 4

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Feb 10, 2020

Paul, Rand

Kentucky · Jan 28, 2020

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Jan 21, 2020

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Dec 4, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2973: Modern Worker Empowerment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2973/

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"S. 2973: Modern Worker Empowerment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2973/.

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