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Tom Harkin: I recently introduced, with Senators Harkin, Blumenthal, and Franken, the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (S. 770) which…

On the recordMarch 8, 2011
I recently introduced, with Senators Harkin, Blumenthal, and Franken, the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (S. 770) which would protect workers from being misclassified as independent contractors.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses a bill aimed at protecting workers from misclassification.

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