The Future Of Benefits: A New York Program Might Provide A Model
The Black Car Fund provides workers' compensation and other benefits for 125,000 taxi, Lyft and other drivers. It may offer a template for establishing benefits for the growing freelance workforce.
A new NPR/Marist poll finds that 1 in 5 jobs in America is held by a worker under contract. Within a decade, contractors and freelancers could make up half of the American workforce. In a weeklong series, NPR explores many aspects of this change.
The way people work is changing, but government policies are slow to adapt. Yet in one case, a program in New York was ahead of its time.
Employment benefits such as paid leave, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation are often available only to those with
