2017: Schweikert Voted To Overturn An Obama-Era Joint Employer Rule That Said A Subcontractor Was An Employee If The Firm Had Indirect Control Over The Employee. In November 2017, Schweikert voted for legislation that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "define[d] a joint employer as an entity with actual, direct and immediate control over employees, with significant control over essential terms of employment such as hiring, determining pay and benefits, day-to-day supervision of employees, and assigning individual work schedules." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 242 to 181. The Senate took no substantive action on the legislation. [House Vote 614, 11/7/17; Congressional Quarterly, 11/7/17; Congressional Actions, H.R. 3441]