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Jan 3, 2025
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Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025
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<p><strong>Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill expands the list of preliminary requirements that must be satisfied before a class action lawsuit may be brought in federal court.</p><p>Specifically, before a party may bring a class action lawsuit in federal court, the court must first determine that a new, fifth requirement has been met: that the claim does not allege misclassification of employees as independent contractors.</p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025
Subjects (3)
Civil actions and liability
Law
(Policy Area)
Self-employed
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 3, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 10, 2025 6:18 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 100 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 100
To amend Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to protect the
``gig economy'' and small businesses that operate in large part through
contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to protect the
``gig economy'' and small businesses that operate in large part through
contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 100 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 100
To amend Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to protect the
``gig economy'' and small businesses that operate in large part through
contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to protect the
``gig economy'' and small businesses that operate in large part through
contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect the Gig Economy Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
Rule 23
(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended--
(1) in paragraph
(3) , by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph
(4) , by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph
(4) the following:
``
(5) the claim does not allege the misclassification of
employees as independent contractors.''.
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