,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #cj1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,braun introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to ensure that an employment   
relationship is not established between 
a franchisor and a franchisee if the    
franchisor engages in certain           
activities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protections for ,socially ,good   
,activities ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3 7#a7 ,employment relationship
 ,the term employment relationship means
 any type of joint employer             
relationship1 single employer           
relationship1 or other                  
employment-related status or            
relationship under any of the laws      
described in section #c7;b74  7#b7      
,franchisee ,the term franchisee means a
 franchisee1 as defined-- 7,a7 in       

section #dcf4a7;i7 of title #af1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect  
on the day before the date of enactment 
of this ,act2 or  7,b7 under an         
applicable ,state franchise law4  7#c7  
,franchisor ,the term franchisor means a
 franchisor1 as defined-- 7,a7 in       
section #dcf4a7k7 of title #af1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of 
this ,act2 or  7,b7 under an applicable 
,state franchise law4  #c4 ,safe harbor 
7a7 ,in general ,for the purposes of    
each law described in subsection 7b71   
none of the following may be construed1 
alone or in combination with any other  
factor1 as establishing an employment   
relationship between a franchisor 7or   
any employee of the franchisor7 and a   
franchisee 7or any employee of the      
franchisee73 7#a7 ,the franchisor 7or   
any employee of the franchisor7 provides
 the franchisee 7or any employee of the 
franchisee7 with1 or requires the       
franchisee 7or any employee of the      

franchisee7 to use1 a handbook1 or other
 training1 on sexual harassment1 human  
trafficking1 workplace violence1        
discrimination1 or opportunities for    
apprenticeships or scholarships4  7#b7  
,the franchisor 7or any employee of the 
franchisor7 requires the franchisee 7or 
any employee of the franchisee7 to adopt
 a policy on sexual harassment1 human   
trafficking1 workplace violence1        
discrimination1 opportunities for       
apprenticeships or scholarships1        
childcare1 or paid leave1 including a   
requirement for the franchisee 7or any  
employee of the franchisee7 to report to
 the franchisor 7or any employee of the 
franchisor7 any violations or suspected 
violations of such policy4  7#c7 ,the   
franchisor 7or any employee of the      
franchisor7 requires the franchisee 7or 
any employee of the franchisee7 to adopt
 a policy based on the novel coronavirus
 7referred to in this paragraph as      
,,covid-#ai7 pandemic such as the use of
 personal protective equipment or other 

policies1 or the franchisor 7or any     
employee of the franchisor7 provides the
 franchisee 7or any employee of the     
franchisee7 with personal protective    
equipment or other material goods or    
compensation to help the franchisee 7or 
any employee of the franchisee7 during  
or due to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4  7b7
 ,laws ,the laws described in this      
subsection are each of the following3   
7#a7 ,the ,national ,labor ,relations   
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq474  7#b7
 ,the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of   
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq474     
7#c7 ,the ,occupational ,safety and     
,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#fea et seq474  #d4 ,preemption ,except 
with respect to the definitions of the  
terms franchisee and franchisor under   
section #b1 this ,act shall preempt any 
,state law to the extent that such      
,state law is inconsistent with the     
provisions of this ,act4