[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 129 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E775]
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      INTRODUCTION OF THE PROTECTING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS FROM 
                           DISCRIMINATION ACT

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 6, 2026

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, I introduced the 
Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act, which would 
extend to independent contractors the same federal antidiscrimination 
protections provided to employees. According to the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, approximately seven percent of workers are independent 
contractors.
  This bill would extend the following antidiscrimination laws, which 
apply to employees, to independent contractors: Title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 505 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Every worker should be protected from 
discrimination.

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