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Committee backs Modern Worker Security Act to protect portable benefits for independent contractors
Summary
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.
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…
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