United StatesCertain sellers and real estate agents would not count as employees under federal labor law
Federal tax definitions would decide which direct sellers and real estate agents would not count as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
What it does
The Fair Labor Standards Act would exclude direct sellers and qualified real estate agents from its employee definition. Federal tax definitions would determine who falls within these groups.
Argument forUsing federal tax definitions could give workers and businesses a common reference for deciding who falls outside this labor law’s employee rules.
Argument againstCovered sellers and real estate agents could be unable to claim protections that the Fair Labor Standards Act reserves for employees.
More detail
Direct sellers and qualified real estate agents would not count as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Workers would have to meet the definitions for those groups in section 3508(b) of the federal tax code.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Introduced in SenateLatest
- Sep 30Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Introduced
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