This bill prevents companies from being required to classify workers as employees simply because they offer them portable benefits—meaning benefits that workers can keep even after they stop working for that company. The legislation applies to all federal employment law determinations and specifies that employers cannot be considered as making someone an employee based on offering benefits like health insurance, retirement contributions, or other protections typically associated with full-time employment. The bill effectively allows companies to provide these kinds of benefits to independent contractors and gig workers without triggering employee classification requirements. The measure has no specific funding or implementation timeline mentioned in the legislation. It was introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy and three co-sponsors in July 2025 and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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