Coalition to Promote Independent Entrepreneurs Applauds Introduction of Modern Worker Empowerment Act
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Coalition to Promote Independent Entrepreneurs applauds Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and her cosponsors, Representatives Bradley Byrne (R-AL) and Phil Roe (R-TN), for introducing the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R.
Key Points:
- WASHINGTON, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Coalition to Promote Independent Entrepreneurs applauds Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and her cosponsors, Representatives Bradley Byrne (R-AL) and Phil Roe (R-TN), for introducing the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R.
- The Modern Worker Empowerment Act will harmonize the definition of "employee" for purposes of federal statutes by conforming the definition of the term for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act to the "common-law" definition that applies for purposes of the other New Deal, social welfare, statutes enacted during that era.
- It creates unnecessary uncertainty for individuals who choose to offer their services as independent entrepreneurs.
- It provides much needed certainty to independent entrepreneurs and their clients while also enabling government agencies to more efficiently ensure proper worker classification.