Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2025

This bill would change the rules for class action lawsuits in federal court. It adds a new requirement that blocks class actions that claim workers were wrongly labeled as independent contractors instead of employees. In short, people could not band together in federal court to sue over “employee misclassification”; they would likely have to file cases on their own instead. This is presented as a way to protect gig-work and contractor-heavy businesses from costly class actions .

Key points:

• Who is affected: gig platforms, small businesses that use contractors, and workers who say they were misclassified.
• What changes: a new rule says a class action can’t move forward if the claim is about misclassifying employees as contractors.
• When: this would apply if the bill becomes law and the court rules are amended accordingly.