On January 15, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued its first published decision with a new quorum. In Satellite Healthcare, 374 N.L.R.B. No. 25, the Board held that Regional Directors (“RDs”) retain their delegated authority even when the Board lacks a quorum, and
Beating the Backlog – NLRB Acting GC Issues Memo Changing Charge Processing Procedure to Address Case Backlog
On December 23, 2025, in one of his final acts in the role, then National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) Acting General Counsel (“Acting GC”) William B. Cowen quietly released General Counsel Memorandum GC 26-01, modifying the procedure for processing unfair labor practice charges filed after October 1…
Two-to-One: Ninth Circuit Aligns with the Third Circuit in Circuit Split on Injunctive Relief Under the Norris-LaGuardia Act
By Joshua Fox, Daniel H. Dorson & Taylor Arluck on
On December 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court’s refusal to grant Amazon’s request for a preliminary injunction to pause an ongoing unfair labor practice proceeding while Amazon litigates its constitutional challenge to the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”).
The Ninth Circuit is…
Halted: Federal Judge Stops Enforcement of California’s Recently Enacted Labor Law
By Joshua Fox, Daniel H. Dorson & Taylor Arluck on
On December 26, 2025, a federal judge in the Eastern District of California granted the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) bid for a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of recently enacted labor legislation that empowers the California Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”) to regulate certain private-sector labor relations…
A Uncommon Intervention May Signal Future SCOTUS Review of NLRB
By Joshua Fox, Daniel H. Dorson & Dixie Morrison on
On December 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in to stay the Third Circuit’s enforcement of a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) decision and order requiring the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (the “Post-Gazette”) to bargain in good faith with the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh (the “Guild”) as well…
New Year, New Board – NLRB Nominations Confirmed, Board Regains Quorum
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointments of Members Scott Mayer and James Murphy, and General Counsel (“GC”) Crystal Carey, to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). Eleven months after Member Gwynne Wilcox’s unprecedented firing, the Board has regained a three-Member quorum and…
No Injunction for You: Third Circuit Rejects Employer Bid to Halt NLRB Case, Setting up Circuit Split
In a significant decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 3, 2025 that federal courts lack jurisdiction to issue injunctions that would halt ongoing National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) administrative proceedings—even when an employer frames its challenge as a constitutional attack on the NLRB’s structure.
The ruling…
Updated: President Trump Taps Two GOP Nominees for NLRB, But Uncertainty Remains
UPDATE: On December 3, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee approved President Trump’s nomination of Scott Mayer to fill one of the vacant Republican seats on the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). Almost two months ago, on October 9, the HELP Committee also…