Congress ought to bail out gig employees, Cohn says

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Congress ought to bail out gig employees, Cohn says

Former White Home chief financial adviser Gary Cohn. | Evan Vucci/AP Picture President Donald Trump’s former financial chief mentioned Sunday



President Donald Trump’s former financial chief mentioned Sunday that Congress ought to require companies to pay impartial contractors out of labor throughout the coronavirus disaster.

“Consider folks that work at stadiums and arenas. Consider folks that work in catering companies. Consider Uber drivers and Lyft drivers. They should get compensated as properly,” Gary Cohn, Trump’s former chief financial adviser, mentioned on “Face the Nation” on CBS.

Democrats are anticipated to safe $250 billion allotted to unemployment insurance coverage in a take care of the Trump administration. However that will not assist employees labeled as impartial contractors, who’re ineligible for unemployment advantages.



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