Labor Relations / Unions

Appeals court OKs Wilcox return to NLRB, Supreme Court says not so fast

04/14/2025

Another day, another court, another status change for once-again former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox.

Wilcox again removed from NLRB, leaving it unable to conduct business

04/07/2025

The NLRB again lacks enough members to conduct substantive business, although it continues to receive unfair labor practices complaints.

Judge orders reinstatement of fired NLRB member, restoring quorum

03/17/2025

A federal judge on March 6 ruled that President Trump acted unlawfully when he fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox in January. Judge Beryle Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Wilcox’s reinstatement to the board, and she resumed her duties on March 10.

NLRB acting general counsel drops Biden-era legal guidance

03/07/2025

In February, the acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board notified board staff that he had rescinded select guidance issued by the NLRB’s former general counsel. The move indicated that the NLRB will change how it handles unfair-labor-practices findings, employee monitoring, union elections and much more.

Former NLRB member Wilcox sues Trump, Kaplan over firing

02/10/2025

Gwynne Wilcox, fired Jan. 27 by President Trump from her job as a member of the National Labor Relations Board, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging her termination was illegal and demanding reinstatement to the board.

Kaplan appointed NLRB chair, signaling coming pro-employer tilt

01/27/2025

President Trump on Jan. 21 tapped Marvin E. Kaplan to serve as chair of the National Labor Relations Board. Kaplan, currently the only Republican on the NLRB, became a board member in 2017.

How Trump’s coming NLRB revamp will affect employers

01/13/2025

The National Labor Relations Board under the Biden administration has been widely recognized as the most pro-worker, pro-union board in decades. With President-elect Trump about to take office, that’s soon to change.

Stay on the right side of NLRA when designing your dress code

01/10/2025

The National Labor Relations Act specifically allows workers to wear buttons signifying their support for a labor union. How many buttons? Recent cases brought before the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces the NLRA, have raised that very question.

Federal court decision may cripple NLRB authority

01/03/2025

Last month we reported on a federal judge’s ruling that struck down National Labor Relations Board rules that prevent the agency’s administrative law judges from being fired at will. The opinion could hamstring the NLRB’s ability to conduct its business of enforcing the National Labor Relations Act.

Court: Process for removing NLRB judges is unconstitutional

12/16/2024

A federal judge on Dec. 11 struck down National Labor Relations Board rules that prevent the agency’s administrative law judges from being fired at will.