Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act

Bill: 119-s-2210
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2025-07-08
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2210 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 8, 2025 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To ensure that the provision of portable benefits to an individual is not considered in determining whether such individual is an employee of a person, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act . 2. Consideration of portable benefits with respect to employment status A determination whether an individual is an employee of a person for the purposes of any Federal law shall be made without considering whether such person provides to the individual— (1) a benefit or protection that the individual may maintain without regard to whether the individual continues to perform work for such person; (2) a benefit or protection of a type that is commonly provided to a full-time employee; (3) a contribution, financial or otherwise, with respect to a benefit described in paragraph (1) or (2) that is— (A) made on behalf of the individual by the person in connection with work performed by the individual for the person; or (B) made by the individual; or (4) a benefit, protection, or contribution that is a combination of any benefit, protection, or contribution described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).