Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026

This bill would change six federal anti-discrimination and labor laws so that people who work for an employer under an independent contract are covered as if they were employees. The laws are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the equal pay section of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Under these changes, independent contractors could use the protections these laws give employees against discrimination based on traits such as race, sex, age, disability, and genetic information.

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• Eleanor Holmes Norton Democrat sponsor
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