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Mark Meador Confirmed as FTC Commissioner

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On April 10, 2025, the Senate confirmed Mark Meador to serve as the third Republican on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a 50-46 party line vote. Commissioner Meador takes his seat on a Commission now comprised of three...more

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President Trump Removes Democratic NLRB Member and General Counsel

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In the evening hours of Monday, January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump fired National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Democratic Board member Gwynne Wilcox. While the termination of...more

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Senate Confirms Kathi Vidal as USPTO Director

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On April 5, 2022, the Senate confirmed Kathi Vidal as the new Director of the USPTO by voice vote. President Joe Biden nominated Vidal for the post last October. ...more

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Senate Confirms Pair of Appointees to National Labor Relations Board

In a package deal, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointments of two members to the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”). Lauren McFerran, who previously served as a member of the NLRB for five years until her...more

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Can Appointment of Administrative Patent Judges be Unconstitutional?

For the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (“PTAB”), the Administrative Patent Judges (“APJs”) are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  For an...more

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Federal Circuit Decision May Give Second Chance to Some PTAB Litigants

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The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has issued an important decision affecting inter partes review (“IPR”) and possibly other cases decided by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”).  The...more

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Federal Circuit Finds the Appointment of PTAB Judges Unconstitutional and Provides Remedial Solution

Yesterday, in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., a panel of the Federal Circuit unanimously held that the appointment scheme for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) Administrative Patent Judges (APJ) is...more

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EEOC Leadership Shift: A New EEOC Chair Confirmed By Senate

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Who sits as Chair of the EEOC unquestionably has a significant impact for all employers interacting with the Commission....more

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Kraninger Nomination Advances in Senate

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Yesterday afternoon the Senate voted 50 – 49 to invoke cloture and proceed to debate and a final vote on the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to be the next Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“BCFP”).  ...more

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Senate Banking Committee approves Kraninger nomination

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By a 13 to 12 party-line vote today, the Senate Banking Committee approved President Trump’s nomination of Kathy Kraninger to serve as CFPB Director. When the full Senate will consider her nomination and whether it will be...more

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With Senate Confirmation of NLRB Member John Ring, NLRB Shifts to Republican Majority

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Yesterday, the Senate, voting along party lines 50 to 48, confirmed John Ring as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. With Ring’s confirmation, the five-member NLRB is now fully staffed with a 3-2 Republican...more

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White House sends four FTC nominations to Senate

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On January 25, the White House announced that President Trump had sent the nominations of four individuals to the Senate to serve as FTC commissioners. Three of the nominations, those of Joseph Simons, Rohit Chopra, and Noah...more

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Senate Hearing Scheduled On Trump Nomination For OSHA Administrator

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Senate hearing scheduled for the White House pick, Scott A. Mugno, as the new Administrator of OSHA. We noted previously that the White House announced on October 27th that it had nominated Scott A....more

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Otting confirmed as Comptroller of the Currency

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By a vote of 54-43, Joseph Otting has been confirmed by the Senate as Comptroller of the Currency. Mr. Otting is a former president and CEO of California-based OneWest Bank, where he worked with Steven Mnuchin, who now serves...more

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Senate Confirms President Trump’s Pick for National Labor Relations Board General Counsel

In September, President Trump nominated management-side labor and employment lawyer Peter Robb to replace Richard Griffin, whose term expired on November 4, 2017, as general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board. ...more

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NLRB Rounding Into Shape

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After this week’s Senate confirmation, William J. Emanuel becomes the fifth member on the National Labor Relations Board and creates a 3-2 Republican majority. But employers must still play the waiting game...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

NLRB Gains A New Member As Marvin E. Kaplan Is Sworn In

The NLRB announced this week that Marvin E. Kaplan was sworn in as the agency’s newest Board member. Member Kaplan’s term expires August 27, 2020. The Board complement now stands at four of five members. Congress delayed...more

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May Washington Update

This month’s Washington Update provides insight into a number of energy-related developments at the federal level, including President Trump’s recently proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018, the Senate’s failed efforts to turn...more

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March 2017: The 15 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. March 2017 was another month...more

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Supreme Court Holds that Lafe Solomon Improperly Served as NLRB General Counsel

The Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the stability of the National Labor Relations Board. In a 6-2 decision, in, National Labor Relations Board v. SW General, Inc. DBA Southwest Ambulance, USSC Case No. 15-1251 (March...more

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Supreme Court Uses Labor Case To Again Stifle Presidential Power

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In a decision released today, a 6 to 2 majority of the Supreme Court restricted the president’s power to fill high-level administrative positions without the Senate’s advice and consent, handing a victory to an employer in a...more

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