Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

The National Labor Relations Board finalized its anticipated rollback of several Trump-era union elections rules that will make it harder for employers to decertify or challenge union claims of majority status.

Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal by the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or NLRB) of a federal district court’s decision to vacate a new joint employer rule that initially was slated to take effect months ago. 

On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a long-awaited proposed rule to prevent heat-related injuries and illnesses in the workplace.  OSHA initiated the rulemaking process in October 2021 as part of its ongoing heat-related illness prevention initiative.

We recently posted an article on Hunton’s Retail Law Resource blog regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant cert E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera.  In that case, the Supreme Court is expected to clarify the burden of proof that employers must meet in order to prove that employees are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court released its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, which weakens the enforcement power of administrative agencies to adjudicate certain matters within the agency itself.

The Supreme Court of the United States recently granted certiorari in Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida—a consequential case about whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers former employees.  The case has practical significance for employers. 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that labor and employment partner Kurt Larkin has been named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly as one of 25 “Go To Lawyers” for employment law in the Commonwealth.