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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

Beltway Buzz - June 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/1/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/11/2023

Congress Returns, Eyes Finish Line. The U.S. Senate reconvened this week following its August recess. Meanwhile, members of the U.S. House of Representatives continued to hit the snooze alarm, as they will return to their...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2023 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/24/2023

Senate Committee Vets Biden’s Labor Pick. - On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a confirmation hearing on Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s nomination to be...more

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2020

DirectEmployers Association on 11/2/2020

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Beltway Buzz - September, 2017 #5

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/2/2017

Rep. Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) triumphant return to Congress on Thursday capped another busy week in Washington, D.C.: Graham-Cassidy Crashes, but Some in GOP Still Looking Down the Road. On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the...more

Hello & Goodbye: More Changes at the NLRB

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/16/2017

As we previously reported, President Trump nominated two candidates for vacancies on the five-member National Labor Relations Board – William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan. ...more

WPI Insider Briefing: After ACA "Repeal and Replace" Effort Fails, What's Next For Employers on Health Care and Other Workplace...

Littler on 8/11/2017

Last month began with significant momentum but long odds that Senate Republicans would pass legislation repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In the early hours of July 28, GOP efforts came to a screeching...more

Management-Side Attorney Nominated for Final Seat on NLRB

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/29/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: President Trump has nominated a candidate for the final remaining vacancy on the five-member National Labor Relations Board, who, if confirmed, would give the Republicans a 3-2 majority on the NLRB. ...more

The Gorsuch Nomination: The Return of the Business Friendly Court?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/6/2017

Assuming Judge Gorsuch's confirmation, the Court will add a Justice with extensive commercial litigation experience, a particular expertise in antitrust and securities law, and a track record on the bench that demonstrates a...more

SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch's Judicial Conservatism May Benefit Employers

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/3/2017

President Trump's nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch could shape the U.S. Supreme Court for years to come because of the judge's relatively young age (49) and because he could be part of a conservative majority on the Court,...more

Who is Neil Gorsuch and Where Does He Stand on Labor and Employment Issues?

Littler on 2/1/2017

President Donald Trump has promptly nominated a potential successor—Judge Neil M. Gorsuch—to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Scalia’s unexpected death nearly a year ago. Since Scalia’s death, the High Court...more

Lauren McFerran Confirmed To National Labor Relations Board — Obama Union-Friendly Agenda Likely to Continue

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/10/2014

On Monday December 8, 2014, the U.S. Senate voted along party lines to confirm President Obama nominee Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). McFerran, currently the chief labor counsel for the Senate...more

New NLRB G.C. Plots Activist Course

Dickinson Wright on 12/23/2013

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board serves important policy-making and prosecutorial decision-making roles. While the “GC” acts independently of the adjudicative “Board” arm of the agency, both, in a...more

Finally, For The First Time In Over A Decade, The National Relations Labor Board Has Five Senate-Confirmed Board Members

CMCP - California Minority Counsel Program on 8/30/2013

Those active in labor law are familiar with the political chaos that has surrounded the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since this past January. In six months, the NLRB went from being the subject of a Circuit Court...more

The Employment Law Authority - July/August 2013

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/14/2013

In This Issue: - Supreme Court Issues Two Key Title VII Rulings - Ogletree Deakins Launches New Fall Seminar - Are Your HIPAA Privacy Policies Up To Date - OFCCP Clarifies Damages For Victims Of Bias - The...more

Senate Confirms President Obama's NLRB Nominees, But This Development Is Unlikely To Render Noel Canning Moot

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 8/8/2013

As part of a deal to avoid changes to its filibuster rules, the Senate last week confirmed President Obama’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). ...more

Back in Business: The NLRB Is Once Again a Party of Five

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/7/2013

On Tuesday, July 30, 2013, the Senate voted to confirm all five of President Obama’s nominees to the NLRB to avoid a major showdown over Senate procedural rules regarding approval of executive appointments....more

NLRB Has Full Complement Of Board Members

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 8/6/2013

The Senate confirmed all five of the President's nominees to serve as National Labor Relations Board (the "Board") members on July 30, 2013. ...more

Senate Confirms New Five-Member NLRB: What Just Happened and What’s Next?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/2/2013

On the evening of July 30, the U.S. Senate confirmed all five pending nominations to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), giving the agency a fully operational complement of Board members for the first time in over a...more

NLRB Back At Full Strength After Senate Approves Slate Of Nominees

Franczek P.C. on 8/1/2013

As we reported earlier this month, Senate leaders reached a compromise to return a full complement of five members to the National Labor Relations Board after President Obama agreed to withdraw his February 2013 nominations...more

Thomas Perez Confirmed As Labor Secretary As President Obama Names New NLRB Nominees After Senate Compromise; Another Appellate...

Franczek P.C. on 7/19/2013

The last three days have brought a flurry of important developments for employers. ...more

What’s Happens Now?

Proskauer - Labor Relations on 7/18/2013

How will the deal reached in the Senate regarding NLRB nominations impact the recess appointment dispute in the Noel Canning case pending at the U.S. Supreme Court, and the many other cases presenting the issue pending in the...more

Nuclear Stand Down: Senate Compromise Paves Way for Full Complement of Pro-Labor Controlled NLRB

Fisher Phillips on 7/18/2013

A bold threat by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to change Senate filibuster rules to reduce the number of votes necessary to approve Executive branch nominees – the so-called “nuclear option” – helped to ensure...more

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