Evers vetoes Wisconsin portable benefits bill for gig workers

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill on Friday that would have allowed gig workers such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers to have portable benefits plans.

Evers said he is open to allowing portable benefits for drivers but the solution must clearly benefit workers.

“I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because I object to the bill’s definition of independent contractor status in the absence of any guaranteed benefit for workers,” Evers wrote. “App-based drivers are a growing segment of Wisconsin’s workforce and changes to independent contractor definitions are a serious endeavor— one that demands substantive conversations among several parties, including with both management and workers, in order to achieve an appropriate and balanced policy that all sides can support.”

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