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This bill would change the federal court rules for class action lawsuits so that cases claiming workers were wrongly treated as independent contractors could not be brought as class actions. Its main goal is to shield gig economy companies and small businesses that rely on contractor work from expensive group lawsuits. In simple terms, it would make it harder for workers to sue together in one large case over whether they should have been classified as employees instead of contractors.
- It would amend the federal civil procedure rules that control when class action lawsuits can be filed in federal court.
- The new rule would block class actions that are based on claims that workers were misclassified as independent contractors.
- Supporters of the bill would likely see it as a way to reduce legal costs and uncertainty for businesses that use contractor-based work.
- The bill was introduced in the House and sent to the Judiciary Committee for review.
Official Summaries
Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2025
This bill expands the list of preliminary requirements that must be satisfied before a class action lawsuit may be brought in federal court.
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.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 100 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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
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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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect the Gig Economy Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING THE GIG ECONOMY FROM CLASS ACTIONS.
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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