Two for the EEOC, three for the DOL, and none for the NLRB.
For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Janet Dhillon has been renominated as chair, and Sharon Fast Gustafson has been renominated as General Counsel....more
Here's a summary of what you may have missed over the holiday break.
EEOC, court kick "Onionhead" employer while it's down....more
What are you thankful for this year? Here is my list.
No. 1. Absence of drama. Admittedly, the political scene has had more than its share of drama, but from a labor and employment law standpoint, this year has been...more
At the federal level, anyway.
Congratulations to the Democrats for flipping the U.S. House of Representatives last night, and congratulations to the Republicans for increasing their majority in the Senate. ...more
A preview of coming attractions!
The Trump Administration issued its Fall 2018 regulatory agenda this week, which includes many items of interest to employers. Here are the highlights:-...more
Workplace rules are back, baby!
Peter Robb, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (and my new hero), issued a Memorandum on Wednesday that employers should love. ...more
It's all pretty good news for employers.
On Wednesday, the federal government issued its 2018 unified regulatory agenda, and the following items will be especially noteworthy to most employers:-...more
The GOP majority is back, baby!
The Senate confirmed John Ring's appointment to the National Labor Relations Board, filling the vacancy created when former Chairman Philip Miscimarra stepped down in December....more
Are you in the know?
Yeah, I'm sorry. I should have an in-depth, incisive legal analysis of the Sixth Circuit panel decision in EEOC v. R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. That was my plan, and I promise that I will --...more
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Interesting.
The National Labor Relations Board has vacated the decision of an administrative law judge on the ground that his credibility determinations "were based on sex stereotypes and demonstrated bias."
The charging...more
Hard to believe, but labor and employment services are generally considered "non-essential." :-(
You may have heard that the federal government shut down in the wee hours of Saturday morning. For the most part, the agencies...more
As we have expected, President Trump this week nominated John Ring, former law partner of former Board Chairman Philip Miscimarra, to fill the vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board that was created when Mr. Miscimarra...more
I hope everyone's holidays were happy. While I was out . . .
Marvin Kaplan is chairman of National Labor Relations Board. President Trump appointed Mr. Kaplan to become chairman, replacing Philip Miscimarra, who left the...more
Welcome back to an old friend, and goodbye to one we wish we'd had longer.
President Trump has reappointed Democrat Chai Feldblum to another term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Commissioner Feldblum was...more
The feds are talking about NLRB-EEOC coordination, an end to collection of compensation data, and an inflation-indexed salary test for the overtime exemption. Here's the scoop.
NLRB/EEOC coordination. The National Labor...more
We have a new General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board!
Law360 reports this evening that the Senate has confirmed, on a party-line vote, Peter Robb as General Counsel of the NLRB. Mr. Robb succeeds Richard...more
Management-side labor attorney William Emanuel was confirmed by the Senate today as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Emanuel’s confirmation gives the Republicans a 3-2 majority on the Board....more
Law360 just reported that President Trump, as expected, has nominated Peter Robb of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC to be General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Robb will succeed...more
Bloomberg BNA reported last night that President Trump plans to nominate management-side labor attorney Peter Robb to become General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, replacing Richard Griffin, whose term...more
Bloomberg BNA reported last night that Philip Miscimarra, Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board and a voice of reason, will be leaving when his term expires on December 16 of this year.
Chairman Miscimarra said that...more
The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Marvin Kaplan’s appointment to the National Labor Relations Board, which means that there is now an equal number of Republicans and Democrats on the Board.
William Emanuel, a...more
Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel, President Trump’s nominees to fill the two vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board, cleared another hurdle Wednesday by making it out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...more
The Senate is scheduled to hold a “combined” confirmation hearing starting at 9:30 a.m. Eastern today on three Trump nominees for labor-and-employment-related positions: Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel, both of whom have...more
Yesterday, the Trump Administration released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018, which runs from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. Here are the highlights related to labor and employment law, and there are a...more
NLRB candidates being vetted. Bloomberg BNA reported last night that President Trump has settled on two candidates to fill the two vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board. One is William Emanuel, a shareholder in...more