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Last week, former President Trump made headlines (and blog posts) for firing Gwynne A. Wilcox, Chair of the National Labor Relations Board, even though her term was set to last until 2028. This week, Ms. Wilcox sued to get her job back. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters for employers.

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According to multiple reports, including NPR and Reuters, President Trump has taken decisive action to reshape key federal labor and employment agencies, removing several high-profile officials. Among those dismissed are National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel Karla Gilbride—moves that, while significant, were widely expected.

But President Trump hasn’t stopped there.

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In a move that will swing the pendulum from union-to-business friendly faster than some expected, the Senate yesterday narrowly voted against advancing President Joe Biden’s nominee, Lauren McFerran, the current Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), for another term.

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In the wake of election results earlier this month that will result in a Republican president and a Republican-controlled Congress in 2025, it’s reasonable to expect some changes in employment law. Continue reading

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After Tuesday, we have a newly elected Republican president, a Senate soon under Republican control, and a House of Representatives that could still hold a Republican majority. With those changes could come some corresponding shifts in employment law. Continue reading

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On Wednesday, an administrative law judge issued a cease and desist order forcing an employer to rescind overly broad nondisparagement and confidentiality language from its severance agreement and notify all former employees who signed them.

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The Federal Trade Commission isn’t the only government agency gunning for your company’s noncompetes.

Earlier this month, a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge ruled that a non-union employer violated the National Labor Relations Act by utilizing unlawful noncompete and nonsolicitation provisions in employment agreements. Continue reading

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I disappeared down a few Google rabbit holes in my attempt to find the right coffee pun to introduce yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in which eight out of nine justices agreed to recalibrate the test for when the National Labor Relations Board seeks an injunction in federal court to curtail what it believes is an employer’s (here, Starbucks) unfair treatment of employees.

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