App companies propose new model for worker benefits

Worker advocacy groups, companies offering services through apps, a variety of policy experts and venture capitalists  are proposing a new model for worker benefits that will be "portable" across the number of jobs they do in the new on-demand economy."Self-employed workers choosing to engage in flexible work may also encounter unforeseen work disruptions or other hardships without the protections and benefits that may be provided through full time employment," executives of app companies l