US Lawmakers Push Tech Firms on Abortion Benefits for Gig Workers

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US Lawmakers Push Tech Firms on Abortion Benefits for Gig Workers
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As long as health care remains tied to employment in the US, companies will continue to come under pressure to protect workers from laws that restrict health care access.

that they would help those who needed to travel to another state to access abortion care. But at some companies, one major segment of their workforces remained shut out: gig workers.

“Companies like Uber, Lyft, GrubHub, DoorDash, and Amazon continue to misclassify workers as ‘independent contractors’ rather than employees, excluding them from accessing the rights and benefits—like access to abortion care—that they deserve,” Warren says. The letter states that these workers are more likely to “come from the communities most likely to be harmed by the Supreme Court’s decision.

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