Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

Effective July 1, 2025, Virginia has amended its non-compete law to prohibit employers from entering into non-competition agreements with non-exempt employees.

In Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump et al., No. 1:25-cv-02005, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing two provisions of Executive Orders (EOs) 14151 and 14173: one that mandates termination of grants/contracts with organizations promoting DEI, and another that requires recipients to certify under the False Claims Act that they do not have DEI/DEIA programs.

On February 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas vowed to prioritize anti-American national origin discrimination in compliance efforts, investigations, and litigation.

On March 20, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued two key pieces of guidance: What To Do If You Experience Discrimination Related to DEI at Work and What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed an artificial intelligence (“AI”) bill on March 24 that would have regulated how employers used automation in the hiring process. 

On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a new Director—Catherine Eschbach. In the announcement of her appointment, it noted she is expected to transition OFCCP to a new mission scope consistent with Executive Order 14173.

We are excited to invite you to our half-day CLE program, “Springing Forward Into Labor Laws – 2025 Developments,” featuring Hunton’s labor attorneys and industry leaders who will provide valuable updates and insights into the ever-evolving labor landscape. Join us for an informative session that covers key topics impacting employers today.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced the Faster Labor Contracts Act on March 4, 2025.  The proposed legislation would amend the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to require employers to begin negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with a union within 10 days of the union’s request to bargain following the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) certification of the union as the representative of the employer’s employees. 

On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the launch of a Joint Labor Task Force to “prioritize rooting out and prosecuting unfair labor-market practices that harm American workers.”  

On February 25, 2025, Acting Director Michael Schloss of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a memorandum addressing the OFCCP’s proposed strategy for reducing its workforce by 90 percent, as instructed by the Office of the Secretary.