Cullan E. Jones

Firm/Organization: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Blogs: Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

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Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding Arbitration Agreements Extended to the FLSA

By Cullan E. Jones & Robert T. Quackenboss

August 28, 2018

On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, holding that the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) does not prohibit the use of arbitration agreements with class/collective action waivers covered by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). The Sixth Circuit has now concluded in Gaffers v. Kelly Services, Inc. that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), like the NLRA, does not bar the use of…

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Kavanaugh’s Senate Confirmation Hearings Set For Sept. 4

By Cullan E. Jones

August 13, 2018

The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin confirmation hearings Sept. 4 on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the hearings will occur over multiple days early next month as Congress returns from its summer recess. Senators’ opening statements will dominate the entire first day, and Kavanaugh will be questioned by lawmakers beginning Sept. 5.…

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House OKs JOBS Act 3.0, but Capital Formation Bill on Hold Amid Senate Talks

By Cullan E. Jones & Peggy Peterson

August 2, 2018

Last month the House overwhelmingly approved a package of rifle-shot changes to financial services laws, but competing priorities and election-year politics are complicating its consideration in the Senate. Dubbed the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act, or JOBS Act 3.0, the legislation is designed to facilitate capital formation for early-stage companies and to incentivize them to list on public exchanges. The bill won House approval 406-4.…

Health Law Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Cullan E. Jones

July 25, 2018

This week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update” includes the latest on a series of healthcare bills scheduled for House votes, including one to repeal the medical device tax; Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins’ scheduled testimony on before a House committee; reaction from congressional leaders to the Trump administration’s plan to import drugs from other countries; and more. Read the full update.…

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Lawmaker Introduces Infrastructure Plan, But Gas Tax Likely Roadblocks in Congress

By Cullan E. Jones

July 25, 2018

A key House Republican on Monday released a sweeping proposal to upgrade the country’s infrastructure, but the plan isn’t likely to kick-start action in Congress on renovating highways and waterways as lawmakers remain deadlocked over federal gasoline taxes. House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., released draft legislation that would overhaul how infrastructure improvements are paid for and authorize grants to build and repair existing roads, bridges, highways and harbors.…

Health Law Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Cullan E. Jones

June 26, 2018

LAWMAKERS COOL TO TRUMP PLAN ON HHS, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION The response from lawmakers on Capitol Hill to the White House plan to reorganize the federal government – including proposed changes to multiple healthcare agencies – ranged from lukewarm to outright opposition. President Donald J. Trump’s plan would rebrand Health and Human Services (HHS) as the “Department of Health and Public Welfare.” It would consolidate certain welfare and nutrition assistance programs, now run by the Agriculture…

Health Law Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Cullan E. Jones

June 18, 2018

HOUSE OKs DOZENS OF OPIOID-RELATED BILLS; MORE VOTES SCHEDULED The House last week approved 38 bills that lawmakers hope will stem the opioid epidemic, and it scheduled votes this week on at least a dozen more. Most bills were noncontroversial, and others thought to be contentious – like giving the Postal Service more tools to track foreign mail shipments into the United States – easily won House approval. House Republicans plan more votes on opioid…

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Election 2018 – Which Party Will Control Congress?

By Cullan E. Jones

June 13, 2018

Democratic voters nationwide are eager to send a message to President Trump, but is there enough anti-Trump sentiment for Democrats to win control of the House? Are Trump’s voters unique, and will they turn out for Republican congressional candidates? In the Senate, Democrats must protect 10 incumbents in states Trump won in 2016. Can Republicans add to their narrow Senate majority, or will Democrats sweep both the House and Senate?…

Health Law Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Cullan E. Jones

June 11, 2018

HOUSE TO VOTE ON DOZENS OF OPIOID BILLS WHILE SENATE READIES COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE The House this week will begin considering some of the 70 different opioid bills that have been approved by eight different committees, focusing on prescribing, enforcement, and Medicare and Medicaid coverage of treatment options. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced last week that several dozen noncontroversial bills will be considered either by voice vote or under expedited procedures that require supermajorities…

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NAFTA 2.0: Time Slipping Away for Congress to Act This Year

By Cullan E. Jones

May 29, 2018

Ongoing negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement remain bogged down, but even if U.S., Canadian and Mexican trade ministers strike a deal in the coming weeks, Congress may not be able to approve it this year. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., had set a May 17 deadline to wrap up talks on a renegotiated NAFTA in order for Congress to begin a multistep process to review and vote on the pact before…

Cullan E. Jones

Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding Arbitration Agreements Extended to the FLSA

Kavanaugh’s Senate Confirmation Hearings Set For Sept. 4

House OKs JOBS Act 3.0, but Capital Formation Bill on Hold Amid Senate Talks

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Lawmaker Introduces Infrastructure Plan, But Gas Tax Likely Roadblocks in Congress

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Election 2018 – Which Party Will Control Congress?

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

NAFTA 2.0: Time Slipping Away for Congress to Act This Year

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