The Senate Labor Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would require gig economy companies like Uber and Postmates to provide benefits for their New Jersey-based workers.
The bill would require companies to create a so-called portable benefits structure, meaning workers would be able to carry their benefits with them when they get a new job. If a worker is employed by multiple app-based companies at the same time, each company would be required to contribute to that worker’s benefits.
Sen. Troy Singleton, the bill’s sponsor, wrote in an op-ed for the Star-Ledger that even though the nature of work is changing, workers still want benefits such as health insurance, a retirement savings plan and access to workers compensation.
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