H.R. 3495 · 119th Congress
Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
Status: In committee
- Introduced (done)
- Committee (current)
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Law
Latest action
: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II.
Summary
Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Actions
- House
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II.
- House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
- House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.
- House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
- House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House