That article he wrote on sexual harassment was fine.
Yesterday, Politico had a post about a law review article written in 1998 by Eugene Scalia, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor. The article had the dramatic...more
This just in, from The New York Times.
I just got a notification that President Trump will nominate Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be Secretary of Labor....more
Hallelujah!
Today the Senate confirmed Janet Dhillon by a 50-43 vote to become the new chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her term will expire July 1, 2022....more
So exciting!
According to today's Politico's Morning Shift, it appears that President Trump's nominee for Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will finally get a confirmation vote in the Senate next week....more
About time!
The U.S. Senate confirmed today Cheryl Stanton of South Carolina as head of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor....more
But it ain't over yet.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Welfare Committee has voted along party lines to advance some key nominees of President Trump to a full Senate vote....more
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
After a year and a half in limbo, Daniel Gade has apparently had enough.
Daniel Gade, one of President Trump's nominees for Commissioner at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has voluntary withdrawn from...more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
The announcement will be made at 9 p.m. Monday. Eastern Time, I presume.
According to the Daily Mail, as of Thursday night President Trump may have narrowed the field even more, to Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond...more
The list is now down to three: Judge Kavanaugh, Judge Barrett, and Judge Kethledge. Can't wait for Monday!
Our final contender for the Supreme Court position is Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...more
How would Supreme Court contender Amul Thapar be for employers?
It's Fourth of July week, which means not much is happening in the world of politics. (Yay!)
But on Monday, President Trump is expected to announce his...more
Here is a judge an employer can love.
In our continuing series on the employment law rulings of President Trump's "short-list" candidates for Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, we turn to Judge Raymond...more
Grrrr.
As our readers know, President Trump nominated two Republicans last summer to join the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Janet Dhillon (to be Chair) and Daniel Gade. Although both Ms. Dhillon and Dr. Gade...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
It's the attorney who won the ground-breaking "pregnancy accommodation" case.
President Trump has nominated Sharon Fast Gustafson to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. That position has been...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
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
With President Trump in office for nine months now, it is hard to believe that none of his people are yet on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The four current Commissioners, including the Acting Chair, Republican...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 Friday evening that President Trump has nominated Cheryl Stanton of South Carolina as Administrator of the Wage Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. Ms. Stanton is currently executive director...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