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Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Urges US Attorney General to Unilaterally Override Biden-Era NLRB Decisions

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The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) – an association of several hundred employers and employer associations – sent letters to US Attorney General Pam Bondi to direct the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Trump Executive Order Dismantling Federal Unions Blocked by Federal Judge

Last month, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order aimed at curbing collective bargaining rights for a large segment of federal employees. The order was issued pursuant to a national security exemption...more

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PLAs’ Long Strange Trip Under the Biden and Trump Administrations and What It Means for Contractors Today

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Between Biden’s “most pro-union president ever” term and Trump’s recent federal policy changes done more by chainsaw than scalpel, Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) have endured a tumultuous path recently. Used primarily on...more

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Appeals Court Blocks CFPB Layoffs Pending Further Review

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order temporarily halting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) mass layoffs. The court granted an emergency motion to enforce or...more

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Labor Shake-Up: Trump Reverses Biden Standards for Federally Funded EV and Clean Tech Projects

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In a sweeping rollback of Biden-era labor policy, the Trump administration recently rescinded a key executive order that tied federal funding for clean energy and infrastructure projects to pro-union commitments – signaling a...more

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Policy Week in Review – April 2025 #3

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The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more

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Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative (Trump EO Tracker)

The Director of the OMB Director shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government, requiring that agencies may hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart. Agency heads must adhere to...more

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Trump Executive Order Targets Federal Unions and Sparks Legal Battle over Bargaining at 18 Agencies

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By Executive Order dated March 27, 2025, entitled, “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs,” President Trump moved to end collective bargaining with unions at 18 federal agencies and urged them to void...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Federal Layoffs and the Future of Labor Disputes – Understanding the Effects of the Recent Cuts to the Federal Mediation and...

Federal layoffs have been a focal point of President Trump’s administration, drawing both strong support and opposition. On March 15, Trump issued an executive order directing seven federal agencies to make workforce cuts....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 3, April 2025

Welcome to our third issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: - The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Split D.C. Circuit Panel Rules Trump Can Remove Wilcox from NLRB – NLRB to Stay Without a Quorum

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling for President Trump, staying a recent district court decision that ruled his termination of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”)...more

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The Practical NLRB Advisor: Spring 2025

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Spring 2025 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. Whether borne of a desire to rein in the general ubiquity of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court asserts jurisdiction over unions’ termination claims

On March 24, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered an order addressing subject matter jurisdiction in a case involving unions and federal employee terminations following President Trump’s...more

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FMCS Services Curtailed Pursuant to Executive Order

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The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has begun to significantly curtail services as the agency moves to implement a March 14 Executive Order, Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, that directs...more

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Trump Revokes $15 Contractor Minimum Wage and Infrastructure Project Orders

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On Friday, March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump announced an Executive Order (“the Order”) titled “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.” Notably, the Order rescinded several Biden-era executive...more

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Major Changes at the NLRB: A New Acting General Counsel, the Rescission of Biden-Era General Counsel Memoranda, and the...

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To say that the past fifty days have been a period of significant changes at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) is surely an understatement....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal District Court Reverses Firing of NLRB Member Wilcox – NLRB Returns to Statutory Quorum

On March 6, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell held that Gwynne Wilcox, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) was “illegally” fired from her job. The court ordered the Board’s...more

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Policy Week in Review – March 2025

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The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Updates From the Acting General Counsel and the Quorum-less National Labor Relations Board

Only a few weeks after President Donald Trump removed General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Member Gwynne Wilcox, the new leadership of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) has begun to make changes to Biden-era...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

What’s Next for the Department of Labor? The Confirmation of Lori Chávez-DeRemer

Last week, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chávez-DeRemer, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for her confirmation hearing. Her...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Key NLRB Changes Under the New Administration: What Employers Need to Know

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Last month, during our webinar, we predicted significant regulatory shifts under the new presidential administration. Now, just a little over 30 days in, we are witnessing these changes unfold – especially at the National...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

HUD reportedly faces significant workforce reductions and policy shifts under Trump administration directives

On February 14, it was reported that the FHA will undergo significant workforce reductions. According to the report, the new administration plans to lay off at least 40 percent of its workforce, possibly more. The...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Axed ALJ Removal Protections Mark Big Shift For NLRB

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The continued legal challenges to the constitutionality of certain aspects of the National Labor Relations Board and the National Labor Relations Act took a potentially significant turn in a decision issued by the U.S....more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (2/18)

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“Gov. JB Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1. Federal pandemic aid has all been allocated and the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Labor & employment in Week 4 of Trump 2: No love lost.

Everything's enjoined! Almost. It's been a tough week for President Trump, but he doesn't seem to be letting the bad news get him down. To avoid ruining the Valentine's Day mood, I'll keep this week's update short. ...more

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