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119th CongressS. 2228

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Modern Worker Empowerment Act

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →

This Act may be cited as the Modern Worker Empowerment Act.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO HARMONIZE THE DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEETrack this section →

(a) Definition of employee Section 3(e)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)(1)) is amended by inserting before the period the following:, as determined under the usual common law rules. (b) Definition of employ Section 3(g) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(g)) is amended by inserting an employee after permit.

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