Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the House version of the PRO Act bill, H.R. 842, together with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.); Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.); Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.); and Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.). (Photo: Shutterstock)
On March 9, the U.S. House passed the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act" bill with a 225-206 vote that could classify many insurance agents and brokers as employees rather than independent contractors.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
