US Congress Senate Bill 3773 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Temporarily permits digital marketplace companies (e.g., Lyft, DoorDash, Airbnb, etc.) to provide benefits to workers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic without such actions establishing those workers as employees or independent contractors or establishing the company as a joint employer under federal, state, or local laws.applies to digital marketplace companies that provide, among other things, financial assistance, health benefits, training, health checks and personal protective equipment to individuals working through such marketplaces during the period beginning on March 15, 2020, and ending on the later of June 30, 2021, or the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020

Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]

Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA]

Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-20	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB6988 (Same As) 2020-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3773/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3773/BILLS-116s3773is.pdf