On September 5, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed off on a potentially monumental change in New York’s labor law. The amendment to the New York State Labor Relations Act purports to give the New York Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) broad jurisdiction over private employers. As its name suggests, PERB historically focuses on public sector … Read more
On July 17, 2025, President Trump submitted the nominations of Scott Mayer, Boeing’s chief labor counsel, and James Murphy, a veteran NLRB attorney, to fill the two Republican vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board. These 2025 NLRB Board nominations represent the next step toward re-establishing a functioning Board after a prolonged standoff that began … Read more
On January 20, 2025, newly inaugurated President Donald J. Trump promptly reinstated Marvin E. Kaplan as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Kaplan, who has been a member of the NLRB since August 10, 2017, previously served as its Chairman from December 21, 2017, to April 15, 2018. His current term is set … Read more