Written By Lexx Thornton Federal and state labor policies have failed to keep pace with modern work arrangements, leaving over 74 million self-employed professionals, freelancers, and gig workers nationwide unable to access workplace benefits without jeopardizing their independent status. As states grapple with how to regulate America’s evolving modern workforce, Independent Women today unveiled its new “Voluntary Portable Benefits Act” — a forward-looking legislative model that protects worker freedom while expanding access to vital financial and healthcare benefits and protections. Building on previous successes advanced by Independent Women to protect America’s freelance workforce across the country at risk of losing
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