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S. 2069

Referred to Committee

Protecting Workers' Freedom to Organize Act

Introduced 11/2/2017•115th Congress•Senate

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

11/2/2017 • Senate

Summary

Protecting Workers' Freedom to Organize Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definitions of "employee" and "supervisor" under that Act to prevent the misclassification of employees as independent contractors in order to deny them collective bargaining rights. An individual performing any services is deemed to be an employee and not an independent contractor unless such individual is free from control and direction in the performance of such services, the services are performed outside the usual course of the employer's business, and the individual is customarily engaged in an independently established business.

Introduced in Senate • 11/2/2017

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Contracts and agencyLabor-management relationsSelf-employed

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (9)

Party Breakdown

8
Democrats
0
Republicans
1
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

Democrat • OH

Sponsored 11/2/2017

Cosponsors (8)

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Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

D-IL

Joined 11/2/2017

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Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]

D-MN

Joined 11/2/2017

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Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

D-OR

Joined 11/2/2017

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Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

D-WA

Joined 11/2/2017

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Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

I-VT

Joined 11/2/2017

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

November 2, 2017

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

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Introduced in Senate11/2/2017

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors8