3.0.0 5367 2023-01-11T13:40:08Z 2023-01-11T13:40:08Z House HR 2018-03-21 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS:H.R. 5367.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H1755]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2018-04-30T14:46:44Z Referred to 2018-03-21T14:01:00Z 2018-04-30 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2018-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 N Law Civil actions and liability Self-employed Law 00 2018-03-21 Introduced in House 2018-06-20T18:08:44Z Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2018

This bill amends Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to expand the preliminary requirements for class certification in a class action lawsuit to include a new requirement that the claim does not allege misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

]]> Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2018 Display Title Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5367ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5367ih.xml 2018-04-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.