Pilot Program: Portable Benefits for Independent Workers
This Act requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide portable benefits to eligible workers (such as independent contractors, temporary workers, and the self-employed). Workers performing eligible work will be able to maintain benefits (e.g., health insurance, retirement savings, training) upon changing jobs. The Secretary of Labor will award grants to eligible organizations (State or local governments or nonprofit organizations) to support innovation and experimentation regarding these benefits.
Key points
Establishes a grant program to support innovation regarding benefits for workers outside of traditional full-time employment.
Benefits must be 'portable,' meaning the worker maintains them upon changing jobs.
Covered benefits may include workers' compensation, skills training, disability coverage, health insurance, retirement saving, income security, and short-term saving.
A total of $20 million is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 to carry out the grants.
Status:
Expired
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