Group Urges Evers to Sign Portable Benefits for Gig Workers Bill

Group urges Evers to sign portable benefits for gig workers bill

(The Center Square) – A technology policy group that describes itself as left-center will be in Madison on Tuesday urging Gov. Tony Evers to sign a portable benefits bill for gig workers that recently passed the Legislature.

Republican Senators Move to Ensure Portable Benefits and Employment Flexibility

At last week’s Senate HELP hearing, Republicans stressed the need for Congress to promote flexible work for all Americans. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), outlined the goal succinctly, saying, “So whether it’s a hair stylist, musician artist, (in my state) a swamp tour guide, a rideshare driver, a software designer, and independent truck driver, none of them shoul…