Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

The federal compliance landscape is in flux. In a closely watched leadership transition, Catherine Eschbach is leaving her role as Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to become Principal Deputy General Counsel at the EEOC. Starting Monday, Ashley Romanias will take the helm at OFCCP.

In a recent California appellate decision, Kruitbosch v. Bakersfield Recovery Services, Inc., the court addressed critical questions about employer liability for alleged coworker harassment that occurs outside the workplace, as well as the impact of an employer’s response to such complaints.

In a rapidly evolving situation broadly impacting the business immigration community, the White House issued a proclamation on Friday, September 19, 2025, implementing significant restrictions on H-1B entry and introducing a $100,000 fee requirement. The situation has been marked by initial confusion followed by crucial clarifications.

Labor and Employment partners Emily Burkhardt Vicente and Roland Juarez have been recognized as  Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorney by the Los Angeles Business Journal.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in August issued a press release highlighting its “200 Days of Action to Protect Religious Freedom at Work.” 

On September 4, 2025, the Washington Supreme Court issued its decision in Branson v. Washington Fine Wine & Spirits LLC. The case centered on how the term “job applicant” should be interpreted under the state’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA), specifically RCW 49.58.110(4), which requires employers to disclose certain pay and benefits information in job postings.

This article summarizes recent developments at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Employers and federal contractors should take note of the evolving regulatory landscape.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Harassment Guidance Partially Vacated
On May 15, 2025, a federal district court in Texas vacated portions of the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. Specifically, the court invalidated sections addressing ...

The Labor and Employment Team is pleased to announce that associate Reilly Moore has been named to the 2025 class of “Up and Coming Lawyers” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

A lawsuit recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California is testing the constitutional limits of California’s worker classification law. In the suit entitled Blu Nail Bar, Inc et al v. Newsom et al, a group of Vietnamese American-owned nail salons in Southern California are suing the state, alleging that the application of Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.