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Lawmakers hear proposal to let gig and contract workers use employer‑paid portable benefit accounts
2702937 · March 19, 2025
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Summary
H 5941 would allow employers to make contributions to portable benefit accounts that nontraditional workers could use for health insurance and other benefits; sponsor said the approach already is used by a community clinic in his district.
The committee heard H 5941, which would authorize a portable‑benefit arrangement for nontraditional workers — independent contractors, gig workers and others without access to employer‑provided benefits — allowing an employer to deposit funds into an account employees can use…
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