Tag: National Labor Relations Board

William Emanuel is a shareholder with Littler Mendelson, a management-side law firm that specializes in labor matters, often before the labor board. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump labor board picks advance to full Senate

Sean Higgins · July 19, 2017 3:48 pm

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

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Congress starts to roll back damage done by unions under Obama

Heather Greenaway · July 18, 2017 8:15 pm

The labor federation said it has no confidence that the nominees, William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan, would faithfully administer the labor law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AFL-CIO opposes Trump NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 18, 2017 8:14 pm

William Gould, NLRB chairman under President Bill Clinton, called Marvin Kaplan "unqualified and hostile to the law that he would interpret and administer." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Former NLRB chairman slams Trump pick for board

Sean Higgins · July 17, 2017 4:33 pm

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

House Appropriations bill bars NLRB ‘joint employer’ doctrine

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 10:00 pm

Business groups and Republicans praised President Trump's choice late Tuesday of lawyer William Emanuel to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, the main federal labor law enforcement agency. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump nominee will consider recusing himself from NLRB cases involving Trump businesses

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 3:10 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander read aloud comments the Democrats made four years ago during President Obama's administration that called quick confirmation of board nominees as important to the nation's economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lamar Alexander jabs Democrats over NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 2:25 pm

The labor federation said the two nominees' records "raise serious concerns" and appeared "to be in direct conflict" with the labor board's mission. (Wikipedia Commons)

AFL-CIO attacks Trump’s NLRB nominees

Sean Higgins · July 12, 2017 10:47 pm

The comment was apparently directed at Jerry Reese, director of franchise development for the New Orleans-based Dat Dog. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Democrat slams companies for caring ‘more about their hotdogs’ than their workers

Sean Higgins · July 12, 2017 7:01 pm

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

Small businesses urge Congress to rein in NLRB

Sean Higgins · July 12, 2017 2:15 pm

The nominees for the National Labor Relations Board would give the board a Republican majority for the first time since President George W. Bush's administration. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Senate to examine Trump workplace policy team

Sean Higgins · July 11, 2017 5:34 pm

The Justice Department said it no longer supports the National Labor Relations Board in a fight with businesses over requiring workers to arbitrate disputes. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats attack Jeff Sessions over workers’ rights case heading to Supreme Court

Sean Higgins · July 6, 2017 8:53 pm