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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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National Labor Relations Board updates guidance for investigating salting cases

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On July 24, the National Labor Relations Board’s Acting General Counsel, William B. Cowen, issued updated guidance for investigating salting cases that will likely enhance employers’ chances of prevailing before the board....more

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Myers Lives: Third Circuit Affirms Precedent Shift But Remands Finding of Protected Concerted Conduct in Light of Affirmative...

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Despite the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) continuing lack of quorum, federal courts of appeal have been busy reviewing its decisions....more

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Out again: Supreme Court pauses reinstatement of ex-NLRB Member Wilcox, one other former official

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The U.S. Supreme Court on May 22 stayed the reinstatement of Gwynne Wilcox, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board, and Cathy Harris, a former member of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Both women were...more

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Supreme Court Keeps Wilcox on the Sidelines – NLRB remains Without a Quorum

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court granted President Trump’s emergency application to stay the D.C. Circuit Court order that reinstated National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Wilcox. In the 6-3 decision, the Supreme...more

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Supreme Court Decides Against Reinstating Wilcox to NLRB as They Rule on Her Termination – NLRB Remains Without a Quorum

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On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Member Gwynne Wilcox cannot return to work while she challenges President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate her without cause. The...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

NLRB Stalemate Continues: Supreme Court Keeps Wilcox Sidelined For Now

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On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision granting President Trump’s emergency application to stay D.C. Circuit Court orders that reinstated National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) member Gwynne...more

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Policy Week in Review – May 2025 #3

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Supreme Court Allows Trump Firing of NLRB Member Wilcox - Late Thursday, the Supreme Court issued an order that essentially extends a previous order issued by Chief Justice John Roberts in April that barred National Labor...more

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Supreme Court Temporarily Stays Reinstatement of NLRB Member Wilcox

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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox is out of a job, again, for the third time in less than four months....more

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Chief Justice Roberts Allows Trump to Remove Wilcox from NLRB as the Supreme Court Considers the Challenge to Her Dismissal

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National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Member Gwynne Wilcox is out of a job for the third time in less than four months. Since President Donald Trump terminated Wilcox from her position on January 28, 2025, Wilcox’s...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Stays NLRB Board Member Reinstatement; Board to Again Without a Quorum

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On April 9, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a brief order, staying the District Court’s order reinstating former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox. The Board is...more

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On Again: Full D.C. Circuit sends Member Wilcox back to NLRB

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The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in a 7-4 decision, has put Gwynne Wilcox (D), the on-again, off-again Member of the National Labor Relations Board, back on the Board. Member Wilcox, a...more

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NLRB Member Wilcox Reinstated Again: Board Regains a Quorum, at Least for Now

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by the full court, has ordered that the stay of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne Wilcox’s reinstatement to her seat on the Board...more

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Full D.C. Circuit Court Reinstates Wilcox to the NLRB

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On April 7, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that President Trump’s termination of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) Member Gwynne Wilcox was unlawful. The decision marks...more

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BREAKING: Full D.C. Circuit Restores Status Quo Ante, for a Second Time, at the NLRB

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As the firing carousel continues, on April 7, 2025, the full United States District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the panel’s stay and ordered the reinstatement of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or...more

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

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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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D.C. Circuit Temporarily Halts Reinstatement of NLRB Member Wilcox, Leaving the Board Without a Quorum

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On March 28, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit temporarily stayed a prior order by Judge Beryl Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia reinstating...more

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NLRB Again Without a Quorum

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Approximately three weeks ago, we reported that Judge Berly A. Howell, granted fired NLRB Board Member Gwynne A.Wilcox’s motion for summary judgment and reinstated her as a Board member. This decision restored the NLRB’s...more

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NLRB Firing Decision Stayed; Board to Stay Without a Quorum

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On March 28, 2025, the United States District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stayed the District Court’s order reinstating former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox. The Board...more

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Federal District Court Reverses Removal of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

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A federal district court has held that Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board, was “illegally” fired from her job. The court ordered the Board’s current chair to restore her access to the Board and let...more

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Judge nixes termination of NLRB member

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The Board has a quorum again . . . for now. In one of his first acts after taking office, President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox, a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board and former Chairman....more

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NLRB’s General Counsel Initiatives Trumped: Here We Go Again with Dramatic Shifts in Labor Law

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As the mainstream media has reported, President Trump is firing everyone he can (and maybe some he can’t) at the National Labor Relations Board. On day one, the president fired the NLRB’s general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, a...more

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What New Administration’s Moves at EEOC, NLRB Mean for Employers

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Times they are a-changin’ … with a flurry of moves and terminations, the new administration has signaled a reverse within the federal labor and employment landscape. These changes will have significant impacts on current...more

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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

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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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Labor & employment in Week 3 of Trump 2: The Empire Strikes Back

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Resistance is building. In his third week in office, President Trump is beginning to meet with resistance to some of his initiatives. Here is the latest. Court blocks voluntary separation program -- at least, until Monday....more

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