,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjba,mr4   
,braun 7= himself & ,mr4 ,burr7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t an employm5t    
relation%ip is n e/abli%$ betwe5 a      
fran*isor & a fran*isee if ! fran*isor  
engages 9 c]ta9 activities1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protections = ,socially   
,good ,activities ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,employm5t           
relation%ip ,! t]m employm5t relation%ip
 means any type ( jo9t employ]          
relation%ip1 s+le employ] relation%ip1  
or o!r employm5t-relat$ /atus or        
relation%ip "u any ( ! laws describ$ 9  
section #c7;b74  7#b7 ,fran*isee ,! t]m 
fran*isee means a fran*isee1 z def9$--  
7,a7 9 section #dcf4a7;i7 ( title #af1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect 
on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   

,act2 or  7,b7 "u an applicable ,/ate   
fran*ise law4  7#c7 ,fran*isor ,! t]m   
fran*isor means a fran*isor1 z def9$--  
7,a7 9 section #dcf4a7k7 ( title #af1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect 
on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act2 or  7,b7 "u an applicable ,/ate   
fran*ise law4  #c4 ,safe h>bor  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,= ! purposes ( ea* law describ$ 9
 subsection 7b71 none ( ! foll[+ may be 
con/ru$1 alone or 9 comb9ation ) any o!r
 factor1 z e/abli%+ an employm5t        
relation%ip betwe5 a fran*isor 7or any  
employee ( ! fran*isor7 & a fran*isee   
7or any employee ( ! fran*isee73 7#a7 ,!
 fran*isor 7or any employee ( !         
fran*isor7 provides ! fran*isee 7or any 
employee ( ! fran*isee7 )1 or requires !
 fran*isee 7or any employee ( !         
fran*isee7 to use1 a h&book1 or o!r     
tra9+1 on sexual h>assm5t1 human        
traffick+1 workplace viol5ce1           
discrim9ation1 or opportunities =       
appr5tice%ips or s*ol>%ips4  7#b7 ,!    
fran*isor 7or any employee ( !          

fran*isor7 requires ! fran*isee 7or any 
employee ( ! fran*isee7 to adopt a      
policy on sexual h>assm5t1 human        
traffick+1 workplace viol5ce1           
discrim9ation1 opportunities =          
appr5tice%ips or s*ol>%ips1 *ildc>e1 or 
paid leave1 includ+ a requirem5t = !    
fran*isee 7or any employee ( !          
fran*isee7 to report to ! fran*isor 7or 
any employee ( ! fran*isor7 any         
violations or suspect$ violations ( su* 
policy4  7#c7 ,! fran*isor 7or any      
employee ( ! fran*isor7 requires !      
fran*isee 7or any employee ( !          
fran*isee7 to adopt a policy bas$ on !  
novel coronavirus 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is      
p>agraph z ,,covid-#ai7 p&emic su* z !  
use ( p]sonal protective equipm5t or o!r
 policies1 or ! fran*isor 7or any       
employee ( ! fran*isor7 provides !      
fran*isee 7or any employee ( !          
fran*isee7 ) p]sonal protective equipm5t
 or o!r mat]ial goods or comp5sation to 
help ! fran*isee 7or any employee ( !   
fran*isee7 dur+ or due to ! ,,covid-#ai 

p&emic4  7b7 ,laws ,! laws describ$ 9   
?is subsection are ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,! ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq474  7#b7 ,! ,fair
 ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi        
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq474  7#c7 ,!       
,occupational ,safety & ,heal? ,act (   
#aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq474  #d4
 ,preemption ,except ) respect to !     
def9itions ( ! t]ms fran*isee &         
fran*isor "u section #b1 ?is ,act %all  
preempt any ,/ate law to ! ext5t t su*  
,/ate law is inconsi/5t ) ! provisions (
 ?is ,act4