Posts - Bill - HR 5884 TASK Act
house 10/31/2025 - 119th Congress
We aim to clarify that students completing required tasks and services as part of their postsecondary vocational training should not be classified as employees under labor laws. This change is intended to support hands-on learning without complicating employment regulations.
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HR 5884 - TASK Act
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right-leaning 10/31/2025
Let’s stop penalizing vocational schools with extra red tape—students need real-world experience, not paychecks.
right-leaning 10/31/2025
If it’s education first, work second, why pay for what’s really just on-the-job training? Smart policy.
right-leaning 10/31/2025
Cutting costs and cutting claims—this keeps vocational programs affordable and focuses on skill, not salary.
left-leaning 10/31/2025
They’re turning apprentices into unpaid labor—education shouldn’t be a free-for-all for exploitation.
moderate 10/31/2025
Balancing student learning with fair pay is tricky; this bill might tip the scales too far one way.
moderate 10/31/2025
Is it training or just loophole labor? Hard to tell when education and work get blurred like this.
left-leaning 10/31/2025
Nice work if you can get it, but students deserve wages, not just ‘training’ disguised as cheap labor.
moderate 10/31/2025
It aims to streamline vocational training, but the line between experience and exploitation feels dangerously thin.
left-leaning 10/31/2025
Exploiting students under the ‘training’ label? That’s not skill-building, that’s profit-building for employers.