Emergency Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Act This bill establishes grants for states to provide workers in alternative work arrangements such as independent contractors, domestic workers, temporary workers, or self-employed individuals with portable, work-related benefits. Specifically, states must use such grants to address the state's administration of unemployment compensation and design and implement approaches to provide individuals in alternative work arrangements with benefits that may be maintained upon changing jobs including, but not limited to, paid leave, expanded unemployment compensation, and retirement savings options.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInfectious and parasitic diseasesLabor-management relationsSelf-employedSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTemporary and part-time employmentUnemploymentWorker safety and health
Emergency Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Act
USA116th CongressS-4276| Senate
| Updated: 7/22/2020
Emergency Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Act This bill establishes grants for states to provide workers in alternative work arrangements such as independent contractors, domestic workers, temporary workers, or self-employed individuals with portable, work-related benefits. Specifically, states must use such grants to address the state's administration of unemployment compensation and design and implement approaches to provide individuals in alternative work arrangements with benefits that may be maintained upon changing jobs including, but not limited to, paid leave, expanded unemployment compensation, and retirement savings options.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInfectious and parasitic diseasesLabor-management relationsSelf-employedSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTemporary and part-time employmentUnemploymentWorker safety and health