Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

Please join Hunton & Williams LLP for a complimentary webinar on Thursday, March 12, 2015
2:00 pm ET – 3:30 pm ET

Program will cover the following:

• NLRB’s “Quickie Election” rules that will go into effect in April 2015
• The controversial “micro” bargaining unit rules that make it easier for a union to get its foot in the door
• Practical things you can do NOW to foster a union free environment
• Important steps to best posture your organization in the event of a union campaign

Hunton & Williams LLP will seek CLE credit for this program in CA, FL, GA, NC, NY, TX and VA. Credit hours are not ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could have important implications to disparate impact analysis, including on criminal background checks.  The case also foreshadows further challenges from the Texas Attorney General to aggressive positions taken by federal enforcement agencies in regard to disparate impact.  The case is Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, et al., v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., Case No. 13-1371, and is being argued by the Texas Attorney General.

“Ban the Box” Laws

At least thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and almost 100 cities and counties have passed so-called “ban the box” laws, which restrict the scope of permissible investigations into job applicants’ criminal history, and, in some cases, the timing of such inquiries.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently enacted two ordinances – which are being called the “Retail Workers Bill of Rights” – that provide extensive new protections to employees of “formula retail establishments” in San Francisco.  The new ordinances regulate how covered employers manage their workers’ schedules and impose additional financial and administrative burdens on those employers.