Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act

Bill: 117-hr-5038
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2021-08-13
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act</strong></p> <p>This bill excludes a real estate agent or a direct seller of consumer products from the definition of an <em>employee</em> for the purpose of applying the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 2021 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Cuellar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 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. .