Chair Walberg Delivers Opening Statement at Markup to Empower Workers, Protect Opportunities for Student-Athletes, and Address Human TraffickingWASHINGTON, D.C., July 23, 2025Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a markup of five bills to empower workers, protect opportunities for student-athletes, and address human trafficking: "Today the Committee will be marking up five important pieces of legislation. "H.R. 1319, the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, supports independent contractors by clearly defining the line between employee and independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act. As expert witnesses have told the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, many businesses have experienced administrative whiplash from regulatory changes affecting independent workers. The Modern Worker Empowerment Act will provide certainty for many businesses and independent contractors by using a similar framework that the Trump Department of Labor finalized in 2021. I would like to thank the American Trucking Associations for their strong support and acknowledge the independent workers who came to join us here today. "We will also consider H.R. 1320, the Modern Worker Security Act. This legislation will provide a safe harbor for businesses offering certain benefits to independent contractors which are usually reserved for W-2 employees. The... |
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