Trump Administration, Hiring & Firing, Presidential Nominations

Labor & employment in Week 4 of Trump 2: No love lost.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/14/2025

Everything's enjoined! Almost. It's been a tough week for President Trump, but he doesn't seem to be letting the bad news get him down. To avoid ruining the Valentine's Day mood, I'll keep this week's update short. ...more

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

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/29/2025

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

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – August 2020 # 18

Hogan Lovells on 8/27/2020

In Washington - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised guidance for coronavirus testing is confusing and alarming many. The CDC now says people who have been in close contact with a person infected...more

Working Wise - Volume 1

K&L Gates LLP on 8/9/2019

A monthly snapshot of U.S. labor and employment law developments, and why they matter. 1. The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree? Scalia for Secretary of Labor - In mid-July 2019, President Trump took to Twitter,...more

Clues and Cases from Alexander Acosta’s NLRB Tenure

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/24/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: A review and analysis of select NLRB cases decided by President Trump’s new appointee as Secretary of Labor and former NLRB Member Alexander Acosta. ...more

DOJ, FTC Announce Plans to Criminally Prosecute Employers That Enter into Wage-Fixing or No-Poaching Agreements

Franczek P.C. on 11/15/2016

In the fiercely competitive market for talent, human resources personnel and recruiters inevitably feel the competing pressures of offering compensation packages that are attractive to potential employees and keeping costs...more