Law360, New York (August 8, 2016, 12:58 PM EDT) -- As the employer-employee relationship and the meaning of a "workplace" continue to evolve in the gig (or "sharing" or "on-demand") economy, a model of portable employee benefits, which are managed by mobile workers themselves, is gaining appeal. This employee benefits approach is not currently intended to replace employer-provided benefits for all workers, but rather to fill a gap for those who may work independently as contractors or as temporary employees, do not have access to workplace benefits, or move from employer to employer quite frequently. Development of such a model, however, calls into question the future of the employer-provided system of employee benefits, which has been under attack in recent years....