3.0.0 41 2023-01-11T13:43:31Z 2023-01-11T13:43:31Z House HR 2021-01-04 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 2 (Monday, January 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS:H.R. 41.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I section 8 of the Constitution[Page H52]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-01T13:08:13Z Referred to 2021-01-04T15:05:50Z 2021-03-01 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2021-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-04 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 2021-01-04 Introduced in House 2021-02-12T15:17:19Z

Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2021

This bill limits the certification of a class action lawsuit by prohibiting in such a lawsuit an allegation that employees were misclassified as independent contractors.

]]> Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2021 Display Title Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2021 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 Title(s) as Introduced Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr41ih/xml/BILLS-117hr41ih.xml 2021-03-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 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.