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Labor Updates Through the First 50 days of the Trump Administration

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It has been a busy start to President Trump’s second term in office. For some, if not most employers, it can be difficult to keep up as new Executive Orders, mandates and press releases seem to be issued daily. Here are some...more

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Beltway Buzz - February 2025 #3

The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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NLRB Acting GC: Student-Athletes Are Not Employees

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On February 18, 2025, National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William Cowen rescinded a September 2021 memorandum in which former Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo declared college athletes should be...more

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President Trump Continues to Reshape the NLRB

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Two weeks after his inauguration, President Donald Trump continues to make unprecedented moves to impact the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....more

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Labor & employment in Week 2 of Trump 2: Can he do that?

I've been asking this a lot lately. President Trump’s first week of his second term in office was action-packed, as I posted last week. If you thought things would slow down for Week 2, you were mistaken. You may remember...more

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Trump Fires NLRB General Counsel and One Board Member

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When former President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, he terminated the General Counsel of the NLRB, Peter Robb, on Inauguration Day. That termination was challenged by the business community. Multiple lawsuits,...more

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President’s Termination of NLRB General Counsel and Member - What Does This Mean?

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As expected, the Trump administration has shifted the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) into a new era marked by notable changes that will reshape the Board....more

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How Will the President's Termination of NLRB GC Abruzzo and Member Wilcox Impact Employers?

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Real World Impact: The president’s recent discharge of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Member Gwynne Wilcox means the Board currently lacks a quorum; thus, pending unfair labor practice (ULP) cases and...more

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Labor Leadership Takes an Expected (and Unexpected) Change

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One week after his inauguration, President Donald Trump has taken additional moves to impact the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)....more

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President Trump Fires NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo and Removes NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

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Between the close of business on Monday, January 27 and the following morning, President Trump discharged Jennifer Abruzzo from her duties as the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board. Jessica Rutter was...more

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NLRB Shakeup: Trump Removes Two NLRB Officials

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President Trump has ousted National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Labor Law General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo—a move that mirrors former President Biden’s unprecedented removal of the board’s general counsel four years ago....more

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NLRB Shake-up: President Trump Removes Board Member, Discharges General Counsel

President Donald Trump removed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox in a move that leaves the Board without a quorum to hear cases. The president also, as expected, discharged NLRB general counsel...more

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Top 2025 Predictions for Labor Relations

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Our Labor Relations thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a running start to 2025....more

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Looking Ahead: The Potential Impact of a New NLRB on the Hotel Industry

As hoteliers have experienced in the past, the outcome of a Presidential election, and the consequent change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), can have a significant impact on business operations....more

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The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part II

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Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar is joined by Husch Blackwell attorneys Mary-Ann Czak and Rufino Gaytán in Part II of our post-election analysis of labor law and policy. The Insiders discuss anticipated Trump administration...more

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Five areas of employment law (at least) may be affected by Trump's second act.

The times, they are a'changin'. Wasn't it nice of me to give you a week and a half off to recover from the election? I hope everyone is safe and strong again, and ready to talk about what employers can expect from President...more

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Beltway Buzz - April 2024 #2

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Sweeping AI Executive Order Has Labor Implications for Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration issued a sweeping order on artificial intelligence. Among its numerous provisions, the Order touches on several issues of interest to employers. For employers...more

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Employment Law Now VII-138 - An Interview With the DOL, EEOC, and NLRB

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In today's new episode, Michael Schmidt interviews high-level officials from the United States Department of Labor (Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda), the United States EEOC (Commissioner Andrea Lucas), and the NLRB (General...more

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NLRB and DOL Clamp Down on Anti-Union Activities, Expand Unfair Labor Practice Remedies, and Restrict Handbook Policies

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In recent weeks, both the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) and U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) have signaled or put into effect several pro-union initiatives. Collectively, these moves will...more

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Beltway Buzz - June 2023

Debt Ceiling Disaster Dodged. After months of political posturing, weeks of negotiating, and days of nail-biting, the U.S. Congress approved legislation to lift the debt limit to ensure continued payment of the nation’s...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments for April 2023

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The National Labor Relations Board returned to its prior standard for analyzing the legality of disciplining employee misconduct related to protected concerted activity. Lion Elastomers LLC II, 372 NLRB No. 83 (May 1, 2023)....more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from March 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

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NLRB General Counsel Releases Memo Concerning Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Severance Agreements Post-McLaren

On March 22, 2023 Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel (“GC”) of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a memorandum intended to assist the Regions in responding to inquiries regarding the Board...more

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Union Membership Boom or Bust? Five Reasons the National Union Membership Rate May Increase in 2023

On January 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the national union membership rate declined from 10.3 percent in 2021 to 10.1 percent in 2022. As described by BLS, the...more

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