To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to impose restrictions relating to prospective employees’ educational credentials, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · October 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
The Opportunity to Compete Act would change how employers use automated hiring systems to screen job applicants. For large employers with 500 or more workers, the bill requires that computerized hiring systems must either disclose the typical years of experience needed for a job (including military service, community college, or training programs) and accept applicants with equivalent experience in place of a bachelor's degree, or demonstrate to the Department of Labor that a degree truly cannot be replaced by experience for that specific role. The legislation aims to expand job opportunities by allowing qualified workers without traditional four-year degrees to compete for positions based on practical experience. Small employers with fewer than 500 employees would be exempt from these requirements. The Department of Labor would have 14 days to approve or deny employer requests for exemptions and must establish enforcement procedures within one year of the bill's passage.
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