Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act

Bill: 115-hr-7029
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2018-10-02
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Self-employed
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-10-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <strong>Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that the term &quot;employee&quot; does not include any direct seller for federal tax purposes.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2018 Mr. Walberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition of employee as it relates to direct sellers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act . 2. Definitions Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(e) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) The term employee does not include any person identified in section 3508(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. .