Congress to DOL: Design Retirement Plans for Gig Workers!

March 15, 2022 by Allison Bell

Lawmakers want the U.S. Department of Labor to develop new benefit program ideas aimed at gig workers.

House negotiators made that clear Wednesday, by putting a section about “worker access to retirement plans and other benefits” in the explanatory notes for the $1.5 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 spending package.

The current federal spending law expires Friday. Congressional leaders hope to pass a short bill that will keep the government open until March 15, and have the Senate pass the CAA, 2022 package by March 15.

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Originally Posted at ThinkAdvisor on March 10, 2022 by Allison Bell.