S3018-118

Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 4, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Healthcare, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB2F0CF9FFE204BA19E913DFEE7EC0BCA: 1. Criteria for determining employee status Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs...
  • Section HE345D8A97D014623B719B8315017A4DC: 2. Employee classification under the National Labor Relations Act Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(3)) is amended— by striking...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Healthcare, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Healthcare Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Sponsors

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 4, 2023

Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Healthcare Finance
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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