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On October 30, 2024, Judge Sim Lake of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction, halting the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) from proceeding with its administrative action against ABM Industry Groups.

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On October 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) notice, inviting federal contractors to respond to FOIA requests that the OFCCP received related to federal contractors’ 2021 Type 2 EEO-1 Consolidated Reports.

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In an amicus brief filed before the Third Circuit, the EEOC has taken the position that claims of harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation fall within the scope of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFASASHA”).

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Please join Hunton Andrews Kurth’s workplace safety attorneys for a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, October 29.  Our team will provide a complimentary CLE, A Year in Occupational Safety and Health Law - Workplace Violence, Heat, Marijuana, HazCom and More.

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HuntonAK’s Labor and Employment practice has been recognized as nationwide leaders by Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 Labor and Employment guide.

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“Ban-the-Box” legislation has seen steady growth throughout the country for more than two decades.  Currently, there is no federal legislation on the topic for private employers but a good number of states have limited their ability to inquire about or make decisions based on a prospective employee’s criminal background history.

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Last year, the EEOC revealed its Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) for Fiscal Years 2024-2028.  In the SEP, the EEOC stated that a subject matter priority was “the continued underrepresentation of women and workers of color in certain industries and sectors.”  One such industry focus is on workers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields. 

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Please join Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP for a complimentary webinar: Trade Secrets Litigation 101 – Preventing and Addressing Employee Data Theft (Part 2).  The CLE webinar will be presented on Thursday, October 10, 2024.  Registration open.

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On September 27, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (the “First Circuit”) entered judgment in favor of 7-Eleven, Inc. (“7-Eleven”) in Patel v. 7-Eleven, Inc., putting to rest a class action lawsuit 7-Eleven has been defending for more than seven years regarding allegations that its franchisees were actually employees of 7-Eleven, based on the application of the Massachusetts independent contractor statute.

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The Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy (“Jarkesy”) was predicted to spur a wave of litigation challenging the constitutionality of various administrative agency’s civil enforcement powers. In our previous article, we noted that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) may be an agency that faces such a challenge. A complaint filed in the Southern District of Texas by ABM Industry Groups (“ABM”) does just that.

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