News & Analysis as of August 3, 2025

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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

President Trump’s Budget Goes To Work Against Enforcement Agencies with Significant Cuts to DOL and NLRB

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/18/2025

President Trump’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 includes substantial reductions to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) budget and staff. The proposed discretionary budget is slashed from $13.5 billion to $9...more

Acting National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Rescinds Biden-Era Memoranda

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/20/2025

Under the new Trump Administration, there has been a number of recent developments at the National Labor Relations Board (Board) affecting employers. In particular, the Board's new general counsel (GC), William B. Cowen, has...more

Ushering in a New Era: NLRB Acting General Counsel Revokes Memos from Predecessor

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on 3/5/2025

After just 11 days in his new role, in mid-February, NLRB Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen circulated a GC memorandum to all NLRB field offices, revoking certain GC memoranda issued by former General Counsel...more

Acting NLRB General Counsel Rescinds Biden-Era Policy Guidance on Non-Compete Agreements

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/27/2025

On February 14, 2025, NLRB Acting General Counsel William B. Cowan rescinded a number of active General Counsel Memoranda citing an increasing “backlog of cases [grown] to the point where it is no longer sustainable.” Among...more

New NLRB Acting General Counsel’s Actions and Increased White House Oversight Signal Shift in Enforcement

Morgan Lewis on 2/25/2025

National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen on February 14, 2025 changed the course of the agency’s strategic goals by rescinding more than a dozen memos penned by former General Counsel Jennifer...more

Acting NLRB General Counsel Scraps Predecessor's Memos, Signals a New Direction

Genova Burns LLC on 2/24/2025

On Valentine’s Day, the Acting NLRB General Counsel, William B. Cowen, delivered a greeting card of sorts to his staff and the public signaling a new direction for the agency....more

Acting NLRB General Counsel Sets New Direction with Rescission Memorandum

Cozen O'Connor on 2/19/2025

For the second time in four years, a U.S. president has quickly dismissed the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and replaced them with a new acting general counsel, who then immediately issued a...more

President Trump Fires Acting NLRB General Counsel and Names William Cowen as Replacement

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on 2/5/2025

President Donald Trump has continued his shake-up of NLRB leadership by firing Acting General Counsel (GC) Jessica Rutter and replacing her with William Cowen. Mr. Cowen will serve as Acting GC until President Trump names an...more

EEOC, Like NLRB, Lacks Quorum, Stalling Rulemaking Under New Administration

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 1/31/2025

On Monday, January 27, 2025, President Trump removed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC” or the “Commission”) commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, the two confirmed in separate statements. ...more

Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/11/2023

The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

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