The shutdown’s over, but the NLRB is still in a bind

The end of the record-setting government shutdown has set the stage for a renewed focus on the controversies surrounding the ...
JD Supra

Revisiting Presidential Removal Powers: The Ongoing Impact of Trump v. Wilcox

While the ruling in Wilcox was merely a stay of the District Court’s order and did not reach the merits of the case, the question of whether NLRB officials can be removed without cause has persisted ...
Law

'Illegitimate' Tribunal?: NLRB Faces Challenge to ALJs Authority in Wake of Trump Firings

Barnes & Thornburg represents plaintiff Hannam Chain in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB in an underlying administrative proceeding is asking ...
Law

‘Run on the Courthouse’: 5th Circuit Ruling May Lead to More Filings to Pause NLRB Proceedings

National Labor Relations Board, located at 1099 14th Street, NW, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent ...
The Gazette

Musk’s SpaceX, others win US court challenge to labor board’s structure

(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday agreed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two other companies that the U.S. National Labor Relations Board’s structure is likely unlawful and blocked the agency ...
JD Supra

NLRB Structure Unconstitutional?

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the statutory removal protections for members and administrative law judges of the National Labor Relations Board are likely unconstitutional ...