[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              PROTECTING AND EMPOWERING THE MODERN WORKER

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to highlight a bill I recently 
introduced with my good friend, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina.
  The Employee Rights Act of 2022 updates our labor policies to protect 
and empower the modern worker.
  Democrats continue to push their out-of-touch, Big Labor wish list in 
the PRO Act, which tilts the scale toward nonelected union leaders, 
tramples employee rights, and preempts State right-to-work laws. 
Meanwhile, Republicans are focused on the worker of today and the 
future.
  The Employee Rights Act guarantees that employees will have secret 
ballot union elections, ensures control over the disclosure of their 
personal information, keeps members' dues from being used for political 
purposes without their permission, and gives employees more flexibility 
to withdraw from a union if a majority of the employees agree.
  This bill also codifies the common law definition of ``employee'' to 
protect gig economy workers and other independent contractors and once 
and for all clarifies the definition of ``joint employer'' so that 
franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options 
are not hamstrung into not running their own business.
  As a businessman, I have experienced firsthand the consequences of 
Big Government overregulation, and I am thankful for the support of 
dozens of proworker and probusiness groups that support the Employee 
Rights Act of 2022.

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