S 2228 · 119th Congress

Modern Worker Empowerment Act

This bill changes how the federal government decides whether someone is an employee or an independent contractor. Right now, the Fair Labor Standards Act uses a specific government test to determine who counts as an employee and gets protections like minimum wage and overtime pay. This bill would switch to using tra…

Sponsor

Scott, Tim (R-South Carolina)

Introduced

2025-07-09

Policy area

Labor and Employment

Latest action

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