Bill · H.R. 100· House(119-HR-100)
Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 1/3/2025
- Last activity
- 1/3/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Andy Biggs
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the "Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2025." It seeks to amend Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The primary goal is to protect small businesses and the "gig economy" that rely on contractor services from costly class action litigation. It specifically targets amendments to paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) of Rule 23(a). The act proposes adding a new requirement to this rule.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+7
The bill provides significant legal protection for business owners in the gig economy against class action lawsuits.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+6
The bill protects small businesses from the threat of costly class action litigation regarding worker misclassification.
The opposite
Would union members be better off under this?-6
The bill makes it harder for workers to collectively challenge employer practices regarding employee misclassification.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?-5
The bill restricts the ability of workers to use class actions to resolve misclassification claims, which often impacts low-income service workers.
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-4
The bill limits the ability of workers to pursue legal claims through class action lawsuits by adding a new restrictive criterion to Rule 23(a).
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection for Small Businesses and the Gig Economy: The bill aims to protect these entities from the threat of costly class action litigation (Section 2).
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Limiting Class Action Claims: By adding a specific condition to Rule 23(a), the bill would prevent class actions where the claim involves the misclassification of employees as independent contractors (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restriction of Class Action Claims: The amendment to Rule 23(a) would prevent a claim from proceeding as a class action if it alleges that employees were misclassified as independent contractors (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+6
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+7Good For Union Workers-6Good For Low Income Households-5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process-4
- 1/3/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House