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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION 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
JANUARY3, 2025
Mr. B
IGGSof 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 Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect the Gig Econ-4
omy Act of 2025’’. 5
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SEC. 2. PROTECTING THE GIG ECONOMY FROM CLASS AC-1
TIONS. 2
Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 3
is amended— 4
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 5
end; 6
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 7
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 8
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-9
lowing: 10
‘‘(5) the claim does not allege the 11
misclassification of employees as independent con-12
tractors.’’. 13
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