,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ffd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,booker1 
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mrs4   
,murray1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1  
,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,national ,labor ,relations   
,act to clarify the requirements for    
meeting the definition of the term      
employee1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,workers' ,freedom to   
,organize ,act4  #b4 ,definitions under 
the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act    
,section #b of the ,national ,labor     
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by   
adding at the end the following3 ,an    
individual performing any service shall 
be considered an employee 7except as    

provided in the previous sentence7 and  
not an independent contractor for       
purposes of this ,act1 unless--  7,a7   
the individual is free from control and 
direction in connection with the        
performance of the service1 both under  
the contract for the performance of the 
service and in fact2  7,b7 the service  
is performed outside the usual course of
 the business of the employer2 and  7,c7
 the individual is customarily engaged  
in an independently established trade1  
occupation1 profession1 or business of  
the same nature as that involved in the 
service performed4  2 and  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#aa7--  7,a7 by inserting and
 for a majority of the individual's work
 time after interest of the employer2   
7,b7 by striking assign12 and  7,c7 by  
striking or responsibly to direct them14