Two U.S. senators earlier this year introduced the first federal bill that addresses benefits and the on-demand workforce.
The Portable Benefits for Gig Economy Workers Act by Sens. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, and Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, comes at a time when an increasing number of workers rely on the gig economy, or contract work, and don’t have such employer-provided benefits as retirement, health insurance and workers’ compensation like many traditional employment relations.
