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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 526IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 2 (legislative day, March 1), 2021Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Modern Worker Empowerment Act.

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Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee

(a)

Definition of employee

Section 3(e)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)(1)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: , as determined under the usual common law rules.(b)

Definition of employ

Section 3(g) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(g)) is amended by inserting an employee after permit.