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S. 770 - Payroll Fraud Prevention Act

Labor and employment. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Payroll Fraud Prevention Act

S. 770 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Payroll Fraud Prevention Act
Sponsor
Sherrod Brown
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Labor and employment
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Department of Labor
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Government information and archives
  • Government investigations
  • Labor standards
  • Performance measurement
  • Personnel records
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Unemployment
  • Wages and earnings
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced4/08/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced4/08/2011
4/08/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Women's issues [About]
Construction, unclassified [About]
Building trades unions [About]
Marketing research services [About]
Construction & Public Works [About]
$7,071,216
$73,250
$3,227,025
$4,182,501
$353,345
$14,907,337
32% more
$19,731,906
$19,731,906

opposed this bill

Security brokers & investment companies [About]
5 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
5 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Payroll Fraud Prevention Act

5 organizations supported this bill

9to5 National Association of Working Women
9to5 (2011, June 2). Action Alert: Tell Your Senators to Support Wronged Workers!. Retrieved July 15, 2011, from 9to5.
Connecticut Construction Industries Association
Senator Blumenthal, Richard (2011, April 25). Home > Press > Press Release Blumenthal Works to End Misclassification of Workers. Retrieved July 15, 2011, from Richard Blumenthal United States Senator for Connecticut.
Marketing Research Association
Marketing Research Association (2011, October 27). The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (H.R. 3178) and the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (S. 770). Retrieved July 25, 2012, from Marketing Research Association.
Quality Construction Alliance
QCA (2011, May 1). Misclassification of Workers Payroll Fraud. Retrieved July 15, 2011, from Quality Construction Alliance.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Senator Blumenthal, Richard (2011, April 25). Home > Press > Press Release Blumenthal Works to End Misclassification of Workers. Retrieved July 15, 2011, from Richard Blumenthal United States Senator for Connecticut.

1 organization opposed this bill

Financial Services Institute
FSI (2011, April 28). RE: Payroll Fraud Prevention Act – S.770. Retrieved July 15, 2011, from Financial Services.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$25,500$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$72,650$159,216
Kelly AyotteRNH$38,255$228,496
John BarrassoRWY$16,983$92,550
Max BaucusDMT$81,850$287,850
Mark BegichDAK$73,400$71,112
Michael BennetDCO$92,450$460,628
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,500$8,000
Richard BlumenthalDCT$96,500$265,250
Roy BluntRMO$90,951$425,229
John BoozmanRAR$33,180$55,447
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,271,275$169,840
Scott BrownRMA$236,003$1,474,917
Sherrod BrownDOH$444,122$121,600
Richard BurrRNC$44,942$184,045
Maria CantwellDWA$119,900$116,429
Ben CardinDMD$74,750$190,361
Tom CarperDDE$32,350$150,400
Bob CaseyDPA$144,150$246,386
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$94,312$139,900
Daniel CoatsRIN$48,000$149,997
Tom CoburnROK$9,650$59,650
William Thad CochranRMS$19,000$4,500
Susan CollinsRME$112,923$185,000
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$6,000$12,600
Chris CoonsDDE$55,900$47,950
Bob CorkerRTN$144,900$487,310
John CornynRTX$103,525$294,875
Mike CrapoRID$10,570$215,983
Jim DeMintRSC$41,384$120,233
Dick DurbinDIL$106,825$222,100
John EnsignRNV$18,200$57,300
Mike EnziRWY$0$88,250
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$283,721$125,000
Alan FrankenDMN$110,500$227,902
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,570,565$1,341,793
Lindsey GrahamRSC$60,538$88,800
Chuck GrassleyRIA$22,500$98,750
Kay HaganDNC$577,849$136,794
Tom HarkinDIA$99,400$124,480
Orrin HatchRUT$36,533$361,550
John HoevenRND$32,500$57,100
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$3,500$22,350
Jim InhofeROK$44,390$17,450
Dan InouyeDHI$103,050$25,150
Johnny IsaksonRGA$71,500$112,450
Mike JohannsRNE$54,940$62,054
Ron JohnsonRWI$29,900$105,278
Tim JohnsonDSD$93,750$240,152
John KerryDMA$117,974$144,250
Mark KirkRIL$144,450$804,097
Amy KlobucharDMN$302,891$103,483
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$12,800
Mary LandrieuDLA$266,601$120,983
Frank LautenbergDNJ$111,050$232,500
Patrick LeahyDVT$25,550$27,100
Mike LeeRUT$1,850$20,166
Carl LevinDMI$79,250$70,150
Joe LiebermanICT$-200$14,200
Dick LugarRIN$55,683$73,350
Joe ManchinDWV$167,100$76,350
John McCainRAZ$38,700$132,175
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,351,458$225,141
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$180,221$690,326
Bob MenéndezDNJ$264,200$304,836
Jeff MerkleyDOR$111,301$111,617
Barbara MikulskiDMD$145,625$69,782
Jerry MoranRKS$51,499$79,800
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$62,275$39,250
Patty MurrayDWA$541,972$93,932
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$40,550$48,400
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$144,250$189,565
Rand PaulRKY$32,230$74,245
Rob PortmanROH$84,764$460,074
Mark PryorDAR$89,850$88,000
John "Jack" ReedDRI$90,100$203,500
Harry ReidDNV$180,525$414,387
Jim RischRID$8,000$22,550
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$40,242$137,600
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$72,700$93,050
Marco RubioRFL$135,776$309,517
Bernie SandersIVT$53,650$9,750
Chuck SchumerDNY$180,775$1,085,850
Jeff SessionsRAL$47,650$52,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$928,704$149,171
Richard ShelbyRAL$47,900$373,900
Olympia SnoweRME$12,333$67,740
Debbie StabenowDMI$446,002$262,957
Jon TesterDMT$275,601$280,053
John ThuneRSD$77,950$201,462
Patrick ToomeyRPA$97,816$479,634
Mark UdallDCO$115,500$174,665
Tom UdallDNM$120,050$129,576
David VitterRLA$137,950$89,100
Mark WarnerDVA$127,300$491,350
Jim WebbDVA$20,200$12,870
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$91,250$133,816
Roger WickerRMS$163,083$118,650
Ron WydenDOR$63,150$191,229

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That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$25,500$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$72,650$159,216
Kelly AyotteRNH$38,255$228,496
John BarrassoRWY$16,983$92,550
Max BaucusDMT$81,850$287,850
Mark BegichDAK$73,400$71,112
Michael BennetDCO$92,450$460,628
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,500$8,000
Richard BlumenthalDCT$96,500$265,250
Roy BluntRMO$90,951$425,229
John BoozmanRAR$33,180$55,447
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,271,275$169,840
Scott BrownRMA$236,003$1,474,917
Sherrod BrownDOH$444,122$121,600
Richard BurrRNC$44,942$184,045
Maria CantwellDWA$119,900$116,429
Ben CardinDMD$74,750$190,361
Tom CarperDDE$32,350$150,400
Bob CaseyDPA$144,150$246,386
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$94,312$139,900
Daniel CoatsRIN$48,000$149,997
Tom CoburnROK$9,650$59,650
William Thad CochranRMS$19,000$4,500
Susan CollinsRME$112,923$185,000
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$6,000$12,600
Chris CoonsDDE$55,900$47,950
Bob CorkerRTN$144,900$487,310
John CornynRTX$103,525$294,875
Mike CrapoRID$10,570$215,983
Jim DeMintRSC$41,384$120,233
Dick DurbinDIL$106,825$222,100
John EnsignRNV$18,200$57,300
Mike EnziRWY$0$88,250
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$283,721$125,000
Alan FrankenDMN$110,500$227,902
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,570,565$1,341,793
Lindsey GrahamRSC$60,538$88,800
Chuck GrassleyRIA$22,500$98,750
Kay HaganDNC$577,849$136,794
Tom HarkinDIA$99,400$124,480
Orrin HatchRUT$36,533$361,550
John HoevenRND$32,500$57,100
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$3,500$22,350
Jim InhofeROK$44,390$17,450
Dan InouyeDHI$103,050$25,150
Johnny IsaksonRGA$71,500$112,450
Mike JohannsRNE$54,940$62,054
Ron JohnsonRWI$29,900$105,278
Tim JohnsonDSD$93,750$240,152
John KerryDMA$117,974$144,250
Mark KirkRIL$144,450$804,097
Amy KlobucharDMN$302,891$103,483
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$12,800
Mary LandrieuDLA$266,601$120,983
Frank LautenbergDNJ$111,050$232,500
Patrick LeahyDVT$25,550$27,100
Mike LeeRUT$1,850$20,166
Carl LevinDMI$79,250$70,150
Joe LiebermanICT$-200$14,200
Dick LugarRIN$55,683$73,350
Joe ManchinDWV$167,100$76,350
John McCainRAZ$38,700$132,175
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,351,458$225,141
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$180,221$690,326
Bob MenéndezDNJ$264,200$304,836
Jeff MerkleyDOR$111,301$111,617
Barbara MikulskiDMD$145,625$69,782
Jerry MoranRKS$51,499$79,800
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$62,275$39,250
Patty MurrayDWA$541,972$93,932
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$40,550$48,400
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$144,250$189,565
Rand PaulRKY$32,230$74,245
Rob PortmanROH$84,764$460,074
Mark PryorDAR$89,850$88,000
John "Jack" ReedDRI$90,100$203,500
Harry ReidDNV$180,525$414,387
Jim RischRID$8,000$22,550
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$40,242$137,600
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$72,700$93,050
Marco RubioRFL$135,776$309,517
Bernie SandersIVT$53,650$9,750
Chuck SchumerDNY$180,775$1,085,850
Jeff SessionsRAL$47,650$52,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$928,704$149,171
Richard ShelbyRAL$47,900$373,900
Olympia SnoweRME$12,333$67,740
Debbie StabenowDMI$446,002$262,957
Jon TesterDMT$275,601$280,053
John ThuneRSD$77,950$201,462
Patrick ToomeyRPA$97,816$479,634
Mark UdallDCO$115,500$174,665
Tom UdallDNM$120,050$129,576
David VitterRLA$137,950$89,100
Mark WarnerDVA$127,300$491,350
Jim WebbDVA$20,200$12,870
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$91,250$133,816
Roger WickerRMS$163,083$118,650
Ron WydenDOR$63,150$191,229

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Women's issues$7,071,216
Construction, unclassified$4,182,501
Building trades unions$3,227,025
Marketing research services$353,345
Construction & Public Works$73,250

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Security brokers & investment companies$19,731,906
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