S.3219: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced Jan. 21, 2020
  • Latest Major Action Jan. 21, 2020

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Bill Summary

Respect Graduate Student Workers Act This bill prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from promulgating or enforcing any rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Jan. 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 21, 2020

Introduced in the Senate by Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

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