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Federal Judge Recognizes President’s Ability to Remove NLRB GC At Will

Federal Judge Recognizes President’s Ability to Remove NLRB GC At Will

Hours into his administration, President Biden fired the National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) Trump-era general counsel (GC), Peter Robb.  Upon Robb’s termination, many Republicans clamored that Biden’s move was inappropriate, divisive, even illegal.  Many observers—including myself—were skeptical of that latter argument.  But over the past few months, corporations in pending litigation with the NLRB have […]

Today’s News & Commentary – July 22, 2021

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Today’s News & Commentary – July 22, 2021

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted 51-50 to confirm Jennifer Abruzzo as General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote.  Abruzzo’s confirmation, preceded Tuesday by an equally divided, party-line vote to end Senate debate on the nominee, marks an end to a bitterly partisan Senate debate […]

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