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HR 76 116th Congress House

Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2019

Official title: 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 servic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilitySelf-employed
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Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2019

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 76: Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-76/
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"H.R. 76: Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-76/.
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H.R. 76, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-76/.
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[H.R. 76: Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-76/)
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