Senate Approves Bill to Allow Black Car Fund to Expand Benefits

New York State's Black Car Fund has been called a model program for the growing ranks of Uber, limousine and other independent drivers, in part because it has figured out how to provide workers' compensation and other benefits that are portable, not tied to a single employer. The fund's structure and programs have been noted around the country and the world, in fact. Representatives from South Korea met with fund officials Thursday to learn more about it. But when the fund expanded its benefits last year to include death benefits, eye exams, mental health programs and driving cla...