On the heels of his firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, Pres. Donald Trump also
President Donald Trump fired National Labor Relations Board Chair Gwynne Wilcox and general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.
President Donald Trump purged two National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) leaders known for supporting worker rights on Tuesday, signaling a sharp re-orientation of federal law enforcement towards a management-friendly approach favored by business executives and supporters like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired two Democratic officials at the National Labor Relations Board, a major shakeup that will bring hundreds of cases accusing companies of unlawful labor practices to a standstill and paves the way for Republican control of the agency.
As part of the flurry of executive actions taken during the first week of his administration, President Donald Trump has terminated the
President Donald Trump’s executive orders are already reshaping the Department of Labor and OSHA fines are increasing.
The move was criticized as illegal by congressional Democrats and could result in backlogs for the labor board, which now lacks a quorum.
In a note to clients Tuesday, Littler Mendelson called the dismissal of Gwynne Wilcox "literally unprecedented."
Donald Trump is forcing out top leaders of the US labor board, ushering in a swift reboot of workplace law enforcement while testing the limits of presidential authority.Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board,
Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, was dismissed Tuesday by President Donald Trump as part of an anticipated shake-up of the federal agency responsible for overseeing the rights of private-sector employees.