Here’s one way America’s many ‘pro-worker’ candidates can deliver

Even during a contentious election year, plenty of Democrats and Republicans agree on something: With millions of Americans earning money on freelance and gig platforms, it’s time to focus on innovative ideas to better incorporate this growing self-employed workforce.

Portable benefits — those tied to a worker rather than an employer — are rapidly moving to the top of a bipartisan agenda.

In fact, the next president and Congress, no matter who that happens to be, will have...