Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

In an era where pay equity and transparency are becoming increasingly important, Massachusetts has taken a significant step with the enactment of House Bill 4890 (HB 4890), the Commonwealth’s new pay transparency law, which expands its previously enacted Massachusetts Equal Pay Act.

In an unusual ruling, Pennsylvania federal judge Michael M. Baylson (i) invoked a court’s inherent powers to manage its docket in dismissing with prejudice a long-running collective action lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) but also (ii) awarded—after a second hung jury—victory to Uber on the merits by granting its Rule 50(b) motion for judgement as a matter of law.

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One Year Later: The Effects of the Harvard/UNC Decision on DEI

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) has added itself to the list of agencies that view broad confidentiality agreements given to employees with scepticism. In a Circular published on July 24, 2024, the CFPB stated that requiring employees to sign a broad confidentiality agreement could violate Section 1057 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (the “CFPA").

As financial institutions consider their ever-growing list of compliance obligations, they would be remiss in not evaluating their employment-related obligations as a federal contractor.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to announce that labor and employment partner Amber Rogers was honored by Corporate Counsel in the category of Collaborative Leadership in the publication’s 2024 list of the Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards.