On April 9, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a brief order, staying the District Court’s order reinstating former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox. The Board is now left without a quorum for a third time, which, under the National Labor

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BREAKING: Full D.C. Circuit Restores Status Quo Ante, for a Second Time, at the NLRB
As the firing carousel continues, on April 7, 2025, the full United States District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the panel’s stay and ordered the reinstatement of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox. The Board has now regained a quorum for the…
NLRB Firing Decision Stayed; Board to Stay Without a Quorum
On March 28, 2025, the United States District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stayed the District Court’s order reinstating former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox. The Board is again left without a quorum, which, under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or…
Trump Appoints New NLRB GC, Subject to Senate Confirmation
President Trump has nominated Crystal Carey to serve as the next National Labor Relations Board General Counsel. The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation. If confirmed, Ms. Carey would replace the current Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen, former Regional Director in the NLRB’s Los Angeles Regional Office.
The position…
BREAKING: District Court Restores Status Quo Ante At NLRB
On March 6, 2025, a D.C. federal judge reinstated former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox, restoring the Board to a quorum, which under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the “Act”) requires at least three members. See New Process Steel, L.P. v. NLRB…
Prosecutorial Reset: NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Biden Guidance Memoranda En Masse
Not waiting for the appointment of a new General Counsel after President Trump’s discharge of both the previous General Counsel and then Acting General and suggesting that his motivation related to the workload of the Agency, on February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board’s current Acting General Counsel William B.
Breaking: NLRB Drops Opposition to SpaceX’s Constitutionality Arguments
On February 3, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) filed a letter with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. NLRB, Consolidated Case No. 24-50627, et al., indicating that it would not address constitutionality arguments raised in…
UPDATED – NLRB Shake-Up Continues: Trump Fired Acting General Counsel
On February 1, 2025, five (5) days after President Trump fired NLRB Member Gwynne A. Wilcox, and NLRB General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo, President Trump fired the NLRB’s second-ranked attorney, NLRB Deputy General Counsel Jessica Rutter. Rutter briefly served as the NLRB Acting General Counsel after Abruzzo’s termination on…