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HR 5143 117th Congress House Labor and Employment

Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2021

Introduced: August 31, 2021 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Aug 31, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 31, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E942)
Aug 31, 2021
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Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2021

This bill treats independent contractors as employees with respect to the protections provided 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 August 31, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5143: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5143/
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"H.R. 5143: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5143/.
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H.R. 5143, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5143/.
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