On December 21, 2017, President Trump named Marvin Kaplan Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. The new NLRB Chairman originally joined the Board in August. His term expires on August 27, 2020. “The President’s announcement is an honor and privilege, and I look forward to serving as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.” …
Republicans (temporarily) lost majority control of the National Labor Relations Board when Chairman Philip Miscimarra’s term expired on December 16, 2017. But not before they pulled off some 2017 NLRB fireworks! Facing a 2-2 party split to begin 2018, Republican Members Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel joined the outgoing Chairman in issuing pivotal rulings in …
On December 13, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a request for information in the Federal Register seeking public comments on the agency’s existing union representation election rules. The NLRB last changed these rules in December 2014 to establish what many refer to as “quickie elections”. At that time, the NLRB had a …
