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Labor and WelfareH.R. 3495Not Yet VotedComments

Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition of employee as it relates to direct sellers and real estate agents, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

This bill excludes a real estate agent or a direct seller of consumer products from the definition of an employee for the purpose of applying the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). Workers who are considered employees under the FLSA must be paid the minimum wage and are generally eligible to receive overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of a 40-hour workweek.

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Timeline

  1. House floor actionsSupplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II.
  2. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.
  3. House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  5. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  6. Introduced
  7. Committee

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