Lawmakers, gig workers push for Evers to sign portable benefits bill

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin lawmakers and gig workers gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to ask Gov. Tony Evers to sign a bill that would allow gig workers to have portable benefits plans that travel with them as they do work for companies such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and more.

The bill would allow gig workers to create portable benefits options such as health care and retirement accounts, though some groups including the Wisconsin AFL-CIO have organized protests of it passing, saying they are concerned the bill would strip app-based transportation and delivery drivers of employee status and reclassify drivers as independent contractors.