H.R. 5918 · 114th Congress
To establish requirements for participants in the peer-to-peer economy to be considered independent…
Full title
To establish requirements for participants in the peer-to-peer economy to be considered independent contractors and not employees for purposes of several employment-related statutes.
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This bill prohibits individuals operating in the peer-to-peer economy from being considered employees subject to the requirements and restrictions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the National Labor Relations Act if they:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 18, 2016
This bill prohibits individuals operating in the peer-to-peer economy from being considered employees subject to the requirements and restrictions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the National Labor Relations Act if they:
- are permitted to determine the hours during which they offer services to users,
- are subject to a quality-of-service evaluation of the services they furnish through a user-based rating system,
- furnish any service user with an electronic description of the transaction and the amount paid for it, and
- use their own tools or assets to furnish those services.
The bill defines "peer-to-peer economy" as the business of facilitating transactions between a user seeking a service and an individual furnishing the service using an online platform or software application running on a mobile device.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To establish requirements for participants in the peer-to-peer economy to be considered independent contractors and not employees for purposes of several employment-related statutes.
Latest action (Sep 19, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 18, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.