Portability Makes Some Paid Leave Programs Good for Gig Workers

In an employment landscape in which only 17 percent of U.S. workers have access to paid family leave and a growing number of part-time and low-wage workers are least likely to have those benefits, some states are working to allow workers to take their benefits with them, regardless of their employer or their classification.

Six states and the District of Columbia have passed family and medical leave laws that allow workers paid time off for the birth of a child, for an illness, or to care for a family member. But not all programs are equal on portability: States differ ...