By Nelson Cary and Alex Ehler on Posted in Nominations & AppointmentsIf even a day can make a significant difference, a month can make much more. On February 17, 2021, President Biden nominated Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as the next General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The Biden Presidency has thus far brought unanticipated upheavals to the NLRB. As this blog previously discussed,… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRBAs readers of this blog know, the Trump administration began its time in office with two vacancies on the NLRB. After some delay, nominations were finally announced for these positions, and included William Emanuel, a management side labor lawyer for a large, national labor and employment law firm, and Marvin Kaplan, an attorney working for the Occupational… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRBIn an interesting move Wednesday, President Obama notified the U.S. Senate that he was withdrawing the nomination of Sharon Block to the NLRB. In her place, the President nominated Lauren McGarity McFerran. Ms. Block’s nomination cleared the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on an essentially party-line vote earlier this year. The nomination of… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRBDevelopments in four different areas last week deserve some attention. All of them touch on issues that this blog has tracked in the past, and all of them will be of interest to the labor professional. NLRB Nominations. The President’s nominations to the NLRB continue to move through the Senate confirmation process. The Senate’s Health,… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRBFollowing up on my post on the story, I had the opportunity to speak with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN regarding the three new NLRB nominees. In the brief interview, I explain each of their backgrounds, share some insight on what we can expect from them, and offer my thoughts on whether they will be confirmed. … Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRBEarlier this week, President Obama nominated two Democrats, Sharon Block and Richard Griffin, to serve as members of the NLRB. Ms. Block currently works at the U.S. Department of Labor, an agency which has attracted attention over its controversial proposal to modify the rules governing "persuaders" in labor organizing campaigns. Mr. Griffin serves as General Counsel for… Continue Reading
