Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman and Jan Schakowsky are stepping up the game for gig workers.

In October, Watson Coleman reintroduced the Gig Is Up Act, which would provide unprecedented relief for gig workers.

“We’re seeing the start of a new American labor movement, and gig workers are demanding the same level of dignity being called for by traditional employees,” Watson Coleman said in a press release. “I support them in this struggle. I’m proud to reintroduce a bill that would provide gig workers with some financial security and let them work with dignity.”

The bill would mandate companies that gross at least $100 million yearly and employ at least 10,000 independent contractors to pay the full cost of employer and worker contributions to Medicare and Social Security.

“For too long, large companies and multinational corporations have taken advantage of workers based on their classification as independent contractors," Schakowsky said previously. "Today we say the gig is up! I am proud to join my friend and colleague Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman in introducing the Gig is Up Act to ensure that companies prioritize people over profits by paying workers fair compensation and providing the benefits that they have earned."

If passed, the Gig Is Up Act would “amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require payroll tax withholding on independent contractors of certain large businesses.”

Under the current laws, gig workers must pay for both the employer and worker contributions of their Social Security and Medicare, whereas in traditional employment an employee only has to pay their contribution.

Apart from Schakowsky, the bill, HR 5704, is also supported by eight more members of Congress, including Reps. Andre Carson, Rashida Tlaib, Raúl Grijalva, Barbara Lee, Jared Huffman, Mark Pocan, Jahana Hayes and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.

HR 5704 was initially introduced in 2019 by then-Congresswoman Deb Haaland.