S 2210 — Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act

Summary

Prohibits consideration of portable benefits when determining whether an individual is an employee under federal law.
Specifies that portable benefits include those the individual may maintain without regard to continuing employment with the employer.
Excludes from employment status determinations any benefits or protections that are commonly provided to full-time employees.
Prohibits employer or individual contributions toward portable benefits from being considered in employment status determinations.

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Sponsor (1)

Sen. Cassidy, Bill (R-LA)

6 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bill Cassidy → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Jul 8, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
Jul 8, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act”.

SEC. 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). <all>

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