03.11.2025National Labor Relations Board Back to Quorum Strength as Member Wilcox Is ReinstatedIn an emphatic decision, Federal Court Judge Beryl Howell of the District of Columbia District ordered President Trump to reinstate NLRB Member Gwynne A. Wilcox to her Board seat. The President fired Wilcox, asserting unitary power over employees in the executive branch. Rejecting this broad construction of executive authority, Judge Howell concluded that Congress meant for some federal employees to be beyond the President’s reach except in limited circumstances.
06.25.2024SCOTUS Requires NLRB to Meet Traditional Standards for Preliminary Injunctive Relief On June 13 the U.S. Supreme Court heightened the standard a court must apply to an NLRB request for a preliminary injunction against an employer accused of violating federal labor law. In resolving a circuit split in which courts applied different tests in determining when to grant preliminary injunctive relief, the Court held that district courts should apply the traditional, four-pronged test in determining whether to grant a preliminary injunction under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (Act). Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney.
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