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Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act
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.
Summary
This bill would establish that for purposes of determining employment status under federal law, portable benefits provided to an individual shall not be considered in the employment determination. Portable benefits are defined as benefits or protections that an individual may maintain independent of their employment status, including benefits commonly provided to full-time employees and employer contributions toward such benefits. The bill applies to all federal law employment status determinations, meaning that offering portable benefits would not affect whether someone is classified as an employee or independent contractor.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
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
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
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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