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This Week in FCPA-Episode 56
1. The National Labor Relations Board lacked the three-member quorum required to issue decisions for the majority of 2025. Board vacancies, delayed confirmations, and ongoing litigation over Board composition limited the...more
In 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) was defined by a lack of leadership and activity, as a lack of quorum for most of the year effectively froze the Board’s ability to issue decisions. Still, the guidance...more
Recently, the U.S. Senate confirmed new chairs for the FDIC and CFTC as part of a group of government nominations approved by Senate resolution. On January 13, Acting Chairman Travis Hill was sworn in as the 23rd chairman of...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are pleased to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more
For the first time in nearly 12 months, the NLRB has a quorum and a Senate confirmed General Counsel. This morning, Crystal Carey was sworn in as GC and Scott Mayer and James Murphy were sworn in as Members. We are confident...more
After nearly a year of interim leadership and inactivity at the top adjudicative level at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Agency is back on track. Recently, the Senate confirmed the President’s nominees, Scott...more
On December 18, 2025, the Senate confirmed President Trump’s three nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). The confirmation restores quorum for the NLRB, which was lacking for nearly an entire...more
The US Senate confirmed Thomas “March” Bell on December 18, 2025 to serve as inspector general of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a 53–43 vote. Bell’s nomination was considered as part of an en bloc...more
Congress confirmed President Trump’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and to its General Counsel (GC) position on December 18, 2025. ...more
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed several key appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), restoring its quorum after nearly eleven months of inactivity....more
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate approved President Trump’s nominees, James Murphy and Scott Mayer, to serve as members on the National Labor Relations Board (Board). With the additions of Murphy and Mayer, the Board...more
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointments of Members Scott Mayer and James Murphy, and General Counsel (“GC”) Crystal Carey, to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). Eleven months...more
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed three nominees to the National Labor Relations Board. The nominees included James Murphy, who will now serve as Board chair, Scott Mayer, who will serve as a Board member, and...more
On December 18, by a 53-43 vote, the Senate confirmed James Murphy and Scott Mayer as Members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) along with Crystal Carey to serve as the agency’s General Counsel. The agency has...more
Michael Selig was confirmed by the US Senate on Thursday, December 18, 2025, and he will soon be sworn in as the 15th Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). ...more
UPDATE: On December 3, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee approved President Trump’s nomination of Scott Mayer to fill one of the vacant Republican seats on the National Labor Relations...more
For the first time in 11 months, the National Labor Relations Board will likely have a quorum by year end, enabling it to start issuing decisions. Board member nominee Scott Mayer, a chief corporate labor counsel, was a...more
In October, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was restored to its full decision-making power for the first time since January. If confirmed by the Senate, the EEOC will soon be headed by a long-time...more
As 2025 draws to a close, employers hoping for change in National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) precedent have confronted a frustrating reality: the absence of an operational quorum has effectively frozen the agency’s...more
For most of the Trump 2.0, the NLRB has been paralyzed from deciding cases due to the lack of a quorum. The Board is not able to issue decisions unless three of its five Board positions are filled. For the last few months,...more
On November 19, 2025, President Donald Trump nominated M. Carter Crow to be the general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Under Crow’s leadership, employers can expect the EEOC to continue the...more
On November 18, the U.S. Senate received the nomination of Stuart Levenbach to be the director of the CFPB for a term of five years. Earlier this year, the White House noted Levenbach’s prior experience in an announcement...more
President Donald Trump has tapped labor and employment attorney M. Carter Crow to serve as the next general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a four-year term. ...more
Earlier last month, the Senate confirmed over 100 of President Trump’s nominees en bloc in a 51‑47 party-line vote. The confirmed nominees included Brittany Bull Panuccio as an EEOC Commissioner, Andrew Rogers as...more
This week, we examine what employers should anticipate as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—which currently has only one active member, a Democrat, and four vacancies—moves closer to regaining a quorum and resuming...more