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Representative Onder of Missouri explained that the bill restores a \"direct and immediate\" control standard for joint‑employer determinations. Under the measure’s language, an entity would be a joint employer only when it directly, actually and immediately exercises significant control over essential terms and conditions of employment — such as hiring, firing, discipline, pay rates and day‑to‑day supervision — rather than under a looser standard that treats indirect or reserved control as sufficient.

Supporters said the change would provide clarity to franchisors and entities that use subcontractors or temporary-agency staffing. Representative Onder said the standard mirrors prior NLRB guidance and would prevent \"unworkable compliance nightmare[s]\" created by broader indirect control tests.

Democrats on the committee, including Representative Scott, said the narrower test would make it harder to hold companies accountable for wage theft, discrimination, or illegal child labor when work is fissured across multiple entities. Representative Scott warned that too-narrow joint‑employer definitions can leave workers without any responsible employer and would weaken collective bargaining.

An amendment to preserve the existing child‑labor enforcement reach was offered and defeated in a recorded vote. After adopting the substitute language, the committee approved reporting the bill to the House. The committee transcript records the roll‑call requests and final tallies. The committee also entered letters from stakeholders for the record and preserved members’ rights to submit additional views.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Markup of H.R. 1319, H.R. 1320, H.R. 4366, H.R. 4312, H.R. 4307","oneSentenceSummary","The House Education and Labor Committee voted to report HR 4366, the Save Local Businesses Act, which tightens the joint‑employer standard to require \"direct and immediate\" control before two entities can be treated as joint employers under federal labor law.","taxTitle","Education and Labor: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal","taxId",1979,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6590899,"House Education and Labor Committee approves Modern Worker Empowerment Act after partisan debate",18369,1127000,19496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456328-ad4075c2193481475c5fe748a8bdc46f&start=1127&end=19496","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456328-ad4075c2193481475c5fe748a8bdc46f/thumbnail_1127000.jpg","/articles/6590899/House-Education-and-Labor-Committee-approves-Modern-Worker-Empowerment-Act-after-partisan-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590899-61325ae7c117eeb6206bf45ba64c302d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770753496&Signature=cRmsRjeNORgumyaWvftl75YcXwPYp0EVauEH7lS8fWI0y9MSmSNDlKRTRg91pZ~BQu~Uiu5p0DzZB6MMQxrKSj3IPPCFfb~Z7RjjwqZytG-m1qfogDTu9RAQEdk1U0vyLLE22lpK18NCmJW6ItoCZfXkg~vTGTO-f8r7KVImxZeeVtoZOMYlPzjtMSTMDoTZ1NeXJ-Buq8GiX96Tr3rRDXJqVX7HKfogFDYHFZ5KM35tchtghYuJbP68vHVOqMxiZZpVYK66N60Oi~keGwXqhVKlUMxEGb~a1M1f6laLam5hCndIFTgnFf9oNi-uyeC9d3LKFNE5Lj0h~PGLSEvrHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Education and Labor Committee on Tuesday voted to report HR 1319, the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, to the full House after a prolonged markup that included multiple amendments and recorded votes. The committee approved the bill as amended by a recorded vote of 19 yeas to 16 nays.

The Modern Worker Empowerment Act would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor. Representative Kiley of California, the bill’s lead sponsor, described the measure as restoring “the common law, common sense, intuitive standard” and said it would give “workers more predictability and job creators more certainty.”

Supporters framed the bill as a fix for regulatory uncertainty caused by shifting administration rules. “Tens of millions of Americans choose to be independent contractors. They do so because they value the flexibility,” Kiley said while explaining an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Committee proponents argued the legislation would prevent state and agency rulemaking from creating a patchwork that undermines independent contracting.

Ranking Member Representative Scott (the committee Democrat leader) and other opponents argued the change would narrow protections and make it easier for employers to misclassify employees as contractors, stripping workers of wage-and-hour and labor protections. “When workers are misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees, they’re denied a host of workplace rights and protections,” Scott said during debate, listing protections he said would be at risk, including minimum wage, overtime, unemployment compensation and the right to organize.

Members offered and debated multiple amendments. Notable proposals that were rejected included measures to (1) clarify that flexible work arrangements could not be used as conclusive evidence of independent-contractor status (Ansari amendment), (2) bar enforcement of the bill’s narrower test in child-labor cases (Bonamici amendment), and (3) ensure workers covered by the bill would retain access to a court rather than forced arbitration (Lee amendment). Recorded votes on those amendments were postponed during the markup and ultimately failed in the roll-call sequence; committee records show final amendment votes mostly failed on margins of roughly 16–19.

The committee’s action sends the bill to the full House with the committee’s recommendation that the amendment in the nature of a substitute be adopted and that the bill pass. The committee also recorded and preserved members’ rights to submit supplemental and minority views before the report is filed. The transcript indicates the chair and ranking member both reserved the right to enter additional materials in the record.","The House Education and Labor Committee on Tuesday voted 19–16 to report HR 1319, the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, which narrows federal tests used to classify workers as employees or independent contractors.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6590891,"Committee advances SCORE Act to set national framework for college athlete compensation, amid concerns about Title IX and long‑term protections",15959,5003000,20962000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456328-ad4075c2193481475c5fe748a8bdc46f&start=5003&end=20962","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456328-ad4075c2193481475c5fe748a8bdc46f/thumbnail_5003000.jpg","/articles/6590891/Committee-advances-SCORE-Act-to-set-national-framework-for-college-athlete-compensation-amid-concerns-about-Title-IX-and-longterm-protections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590891-918416d394b63fdd9ba9a9e843e67343/orig.mp4?Expires=1770753496&Signature=gCg2R5e-bshqeBTWGwnzScEfiWbKXOPThCdLqoz8rKO2MhnCq781tbJFa0HlvT0Fq98Zp02CfMGEkQebjxEepwXO-uRts-qBXgO1EZoFPsB4FX2aqEI7uJaeJPIR~4gcJNFuQJHJJuz9YAXVaWcgMD8GD-uPzdfStJmk~454l-NpI-JSZ5uW0NdorMXCuTTxln4byaQaQsAc9nOsIvZT68XEGuycPmHM0rRZTOd-xruBmghI3Qsxxag6Ctp~LFTzOOpXGZZ~hiZFkNupMM0AcBBP8U91IDmOic6NrtRjVy1B4uUErKU5j8BffjbNVLlKeKbtVjOa4hfcSI6Ixak7Fg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Education and Labor Committee approved HR 4312, the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act, and voted to report the bill to the full House. The committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute and ultimately voted to report the bill by a recorded vote of 18 yeas to 17 nays.

Chairwoman McClain (as the manager of the substitute) and other supporters said the SCORE Act creates a national framework for name, image and likeness (NIL) deals, protects student athletes’ ability to receive NIL compensation, requires written agreements for NIL deals, and obliges athletic governing entities to include student and small‑school representation. The manager said the bill also clarifies that student athletes are not employees and includes enforcement mechanisms tied to compliance with federal student‑aid programs.

Opponents said the bill would permanently bar student athletes from seeking employment protections and could preempt stronger state protections and future remedies. Representative Scott warned the bill’s employee‑status ban could leave athletes without remedies for injuries or labor harms and highlighted that the bill’s medical coverage for sports injuries was limited to three years in most cases. Several members raised Title IX concerns — particularly whether the bill would preserve or exacerbate existing gender inequities — and some requested additional protections for women’s sports. Committee Republicans added reporting and compliance provisions and required institutions to offer certain academic disclosures for transfer students.

In debate, Representative Courtney proposed an amendment to extend post‑graduation medical coverage for athletics injuries from three to ten years; the amendment was defeated in recorded roll call. Other amendments addressing Title IX protections, competitive parity and travel burdens were considered and mostly rejected on recorded votes. The committee also received letters and statements from stakeholders and state attorneys general, which were entered into the record.

The committee directed staff to prepare the committee report and to make technical and conforming edits before transmitting the bill to the House Clerk.","The House Education and Labor Committee on Tuesday voted to report HR 4312, the SCORE Act, which establishes a national NIL framework and states that student athletes are not employees.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6590898,"Committee backs Modern Worker Security Act to protect portable benefits for independent contractors",411,2980000,3391000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456328-ad4075c2193481475c5fe748a8bdc46f&start=2980&end=3391","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456328-ad4075c2193481475c5fe748a8bdc46f/thumbnail_2980000.jpg","/articles/6590898/Committee-backs-Modern-Worker-Security-Act-to-protect-portable-benefits-for-independent-contractors","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590898-693a8d80ad5f3fd89382bdb66fa58377/orig.mp4?Expires=1770753496&Signature=DygWUThLNK-o~vGCYgv9JflGw2CNdDvSaZltAAyTqovUgRK5PYiJ4s0lwF9RwJNUqkAiDE1GkBNnByeUV79k5j89M15mN~XmP49hw7eWswLQuXDsYMJyqrLYVRkx0BCJmQ9ppKYytDcq27joKeKUanSYMIhyrNQBz03KbGJKD-OwDa4Kyl7p~EhwJe7Ww8~XRJ8P4QOqKq~JN1yIy-ClEaMuSeyIxdtsmOZe3E8X1s6BENfUQH-9C0T8CiCWfMyLb7tpYj5MEy2~9wgIjs0KqMtc4UnG0rmB4rjDe0NELw0YnHwpUZPqUzLJFY3EHjBwlKD9ZMgTxDPCWdmk3oSR3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Education and Labor Committee voted to report HR 1320, the Modern Worker Security Act, sending the bill to the House with the committee’s recommendation after approval in markup. The committee approved the amendment in the nature of a substitute by recorded vote; the final committee tally on reporting the bill was 19 yeas to 16 nays.

Representative Kiley of California, sponsor of the measure, said the bill creates a “safe harbor” allowing businesses to offer noncash or portable benefits — such as retirement contributions or paid time off accounts — to independent contractors without automatically triggering reclassification as employees. “This safe harbor is crucially important to enabling these benefits to actually be provided to these workers,” Kiley said during explanation of the substitute.

Opponents, including the ranking member, argued the bill solves a problem that does not exist and could be used to label modest savings accounts as portable benefits without delivering meaningful protections. In debate, the ranking member argued that current multifactor tests already consider provision of benefits as one of many factors and that the bill’s broad definition of “portable benefits” could be gamed.

Committee debate touched on state pilot programs and the variety of portable‑benefits models in about 15 states, as referenced by proponents, but no appropriations or new federal benefit programs were created in the bill. The committee directed staff to include the committee’s substitute text and to transmit the bill to the House.

The committee’s action was recorded in the markup transcript; the chair ordered technical edits and directed staff to finalize the committee report for transmittal.","The House Education and Labor Committee approved HR 1320, the Modern Worker Security Act, creating a safe harbor intended to let independent contractors receive certain portable benefits without automatically becoming employees under federal law.","actionData","errors"]

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