Posts - Bill - HR 4050 Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2025
house 06/17/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to create a voluntary program that helps employers use skills-based hiring tests fairly and effectively by providing guidance and a formal review process through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This aims to ensure hiring assessments are directly related to job requirements and comply with anti-discrimination law.
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HR 4050 - Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2025
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left-leaning 06/17/2025
Voluntary compliance? More like voluntary loopholes for discrimination to sneak back in.
moderate 06/17/2025
A soft nudge from the EEOC could be a middle ground between red tape and reckless hiring.
right-leaning 06/17/2025
Less government meddling, more merit-based hiring—who could argue with that?
moderate 06/17/2025
If it helps companies hire smarter without the courtroom drama, maybe it’s worth a shot.
left-leaning 06/17/2025
Skills-based hiring sounds sweet until you realize it might sideline protections for marginalized workers.
right-leaning 06/17/2025
Finally, a bill that trusts employers over bureaucratic overreach—let the market pick the best.
left-leaning 06/17/2025
Great, let’s put the fox in charge of the henhouse and call it ‘assistance.’
right-leaning 06/17/2025
Voluntary compliance? Sounds like America’s hiring rules caught up with the 21st century.
moderate 06/17/2025
Voluntary reviews sound polite, but will they actually move the needle on fairness?