,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #d1 #bjbc,mr4  
,?une 7= ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7=  
himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4    
,wick]1 & ,mr4 ,?une77 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich & !  
,national ,labor ,relations ,act to     
cl>ify ! /&>d = det]m9+ :e!r an         
individual is an employee1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,crit]ia = det]m9+       
employee /atus  7a7 ,crit]ia = det]m9+  
employee /atus "u ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds 
,act ,section #c7;e7 ( ! ,fair ,labor   
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjc7;e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ 
p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#e7 z    
p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f71     
respectively2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by 
/rik+ p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d7 &    
ins]t+ p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 &    

7#f72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#a7 ! foll[+3  7#b7 7,a7 ,an individual
 %all be det]m9$ to be an indep5d5t     
contractor r ?an an employee ( ano!r    
p]son if-- 7i7 su* o!r p]son does n     
ex]cise significant control ov] !       
details ( ! way ! "w is p]=m$ by !      
individual1 )\t reg>d to any control !  
o!r p]son may ex]cise ov] ! f9al result 
( ! "w p]=m$2 &  7ii7 :ile p]=m+ su* "w1
 ! individual has ! opportunities &     
risks inh]5t ) entrepr5eur%ip1 su* z !  
discretion to ex]cise manag]ial skill1  
bus9ess acum51 or pr(essional judgm5t4  
7,b7 ,! foll[+ factors may n be us$ 9   
det]m9+ t an individual is an employee (
 ano!r p]son3 7i7 ,:e!r su* o!r p]son   
requires ! individual to comply ) legal1
 /atutory1 or regulatory requirem5ts4   
7ii7 ,:e!r su* o!r p]son requires !     
individual to comply ) heal? & safety   
/&>ds t are m /r+5t ?an o!rwise         
applicable heal? & safety /&>ds4  7iii7 
,:e!r su* o!r p]son requires !          
individual to c>ry insurance ( any k9d4 

7iv7 ,:e!r su* o!r p]son requires !     
individual to meet contractually        
agre$-^u p]=mance /&>ds1 su* z deadl9es4
  4  #b4 ,employee classification "u !  
,national ,labor ,relations ,act        
,section #b7c7 ( ! ,national ,labor     
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb7c77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 7#c7 ,! t]m    
employee %all & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#c7  
7,a7 ,! t]m employee %all  2 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,section  
#c7;e77#b7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7;e77#b77    
%all be us$ 9 det]m9+ "u ?is ,act :e!r  
an individual is an indep5d5t contractor
 or an employee ( ano!r p]son1 except t 
= purposes ( ?is ,act a ref]5ce 9 su*   
section to ! t]m employee or p]son %all 
be deem$ a ref]5ce to su* t]m z def9$ 9 
?is section4  4