In an Executive Session yesterday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions approved the nomination of Richard F. Griffin, Jr. as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. The Senate will now be able to vote on Griffin’s nomination, though no such vote is officially scheduled.
Prior to his recess appointment to the Board, Griffin was the general counsel for the International Union of Operating. He has served on the board of directors for the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee for nearly two decades. Additionally, Griffin was one of President Obama’s three controversial recess appointees to the Board in January of 2012. Earlier this summer, Griffin’s nomination to the NLRB was withdrawn.
The Committee also approved the nomination of Scott Dahl as Inspector General of the US Department of Labor. Mr. Dahl currently serves as the Smithsonian Institution’s inspector general, as well as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center.
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July 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Department of Labor proposes to roll back minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by public defenders over a union’s Gaza statements, and Philadelphia’s largest municipal union is on strike for first time in nearly 40 years. On Monday, the U.S. […]
June 30
Antidiscrimination scholars question McDonnell Douglas, George Washington University Hospital bargained in bad faith, and NY regulators defend LPA dispensary law.
June 29
In today’s news and commentary, Trump v. CASA restricts nationwide injunctions, a preliminary injunction continues to stop DOL from shutting down Job Corps, and the minimum wage is set to rise in multiple cities and states. On Friday, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that […]
June 27
Labor's role in Zohran Mamdani's victory; DHS funding amendment aims to expand guest worker programs; COSELL submission deadline rapidly approaching
June 26
A district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking agencies from implementing Trump’s executive order eliminating collective bargaining for federal workers; workers organize for the reinstatement of two doctors who were put on administrative leave after union activity; and Lamont vetoes unemployment benefits for striking workers.
June 25
Some circuits show less deference to NLRB; 3d Cir. affirms return to broader concerted activity definition; changes to federal workforce excluded from One Big Beautiful Bill.