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Senate Confirmation Hearings

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Senate Confirms Pair of Appointees to National Labor Relations Board

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 7/30/2020

In a package deal, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointments of two members to the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”). Lauren McFerran, who previously served as a member of the NLRB for five years until her...more

With Senate Confirmation of NLRB Member John Ring, NLRB Shifts to Republican Majority

Franczek P.C. on 4/12/2018

Yesterday, the Senate, voting along party lines 50 to 48, confirmed John Ring as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. With Ring’s confirmation, the five-member NLRB is now fully staffed with a 3-2 Republican...more

Senate Confirms President Trump’s Pick for National Labor Relations Board General Counsel

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 11/10/2017

In September, President Trump nominated management-side labor and employment lawyer Peter Robb to replace Richard Griffin, whose term expired on November 4, 2017, as general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board. ...more

NLRB Rounding Into Shape

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/28/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: After this week’s Senate confirmation, William J. Emanuel becomes the fifth member on the National Labor Relations Board and creates a 3-2 Republican majority. But employers must still play the waiting game...more

Senate Confirms Emanuel to NLRB, 3-2 Republican Majority Signals Potential Changes on the Way

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 9/28/2017

As covered earlier by HR Legalist, the Trump Administration was expected to make changes to labor and employment law through appointments to federal agencies, including the EEOC and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....more

NLRB Gains A New Member As Marvin E. Kaplan Is Sworn In

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 8/12/2017

The NLRB announced this week that Marvin E. Kaplan was sworn in as the agency’s newest Board member. Member Kaplan’s term expires August 27, 2020. The Board complement now stands at four of five members. Congress delayed...more

March 2017: The 15 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 4/11/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. March 2017 was another month...more

Supreme Court Holds that Lafe Solomon Improperly Served as NLRB General Counsel

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 3/22/2017

The Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the stability of the National Labor Relations Board. In a 6-2 decision, in, National Labor Relations Board v. SW General, Inc. DBA Southwest Ambulance, USSC Case No. 15-1251 (March...more

Supreme Court Uses Labor Case To Again Stifle Presidential Power

Fisher Phillips on 3/22/2017

In a decision released today, a 6 to 2 majority of the Supreme Court restricted the president’s power to fill high-level administrative positions without the Senate’s advice and consent, handing a victory to an employer in a...more

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