Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026

The first sentence of section 701(f) of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(f)) is amended by inserting or an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer, after employer,.

The first sentence of section 11(f) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 630(f)) is amended by inserting, or an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer, after employer.

Section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term employee includes an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer.

The first sentence of section 101(4) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111(4)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: or an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer.

Section 505(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794a(a)(1)) is amended by inserting or any individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer after applicant for employment.

Section 201(2)(A) of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff(2)(A)) is amended—

(1) by striking or at the end of clause (iv);

(2) by striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting; or; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(vi) an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer.