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119-hr-5884119th CongressWALLET

TASK Act

Sponsored By: Representative Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

Introduced

Summary

The TASK Act would change how the Fair Labor Standards Act treats work done by students in some postsecondary vocational programs. It would exclude certain vocational students from FLSA employee status for tasks required to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential.

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  • Students: Individuals enrolled in qualifying postsecondary vocational programs would not be treated as employees under the FLSA for tasks tied to credential attainment. That means those specific training tasks would not be covered by federal minimum wage or overtime protections.
  • Postsecondary institutions and employers: Schools and organizations that require credential-related tasks would not have FLSA obligations to pay wages or overtime for those tasks when performed by qualifying students. Applicability uses existing definitions from the Higher Education Act and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

No minimum wage for required vocational tasks

This bill would change how federal wage rules apply to some student work. Students in postsecondary vocational programs would have some required credential tasks not count as a job. Those tasks would sit outside federal minimum wage and overtime rules. For those required tasks, you might not get minimum wage or overtime pay. This would not change pay for other work you do outside those required tasks.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

MI • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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