,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,biggs introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend ,rule #bc 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           
litigation1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protect the ,gig ,economy ,act of 
#bjai4  #b4 ,protecting the gig economy 
from class actions ,rule #bc7;a7 of the 
,federal ,rules of ,civil ,procedure is 
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7  
the following3  7#e7 the claim does not 
allege the misclassification of         

employees as independent contractors4  4