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.
As part of the flurry of executive actions taken during the first week of his administration, President Donald Trump has terminated the
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.
The firings are among the latest efforts by Trump to remove top federal officials since taking office about a week ago.
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Robert F. Kennedy’s first confirmation hearing Wednesday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was quickly interrupted by protesters over the Trump nominee’s vaccine positions. During his opening remarks, Kennedy said under oath that he is “not anti-vaccine”—but people standing in the back of the room weren’t convinced.
In a note to clients Tuesday, Littler Mendelson called the dismissal of Gwynne Wilcox "literally unprecedented."
President Trump fired two Democratic EEOC commissioners and an NLRB board member, hobbling two independent agencies that are tasked with enforcing worker protections.
Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence had a particularly controversial trip to the Middle East that members of Hezbollah discussed.
President Trump continued to make waves just over a week into his presidency with his decision earlier this week to fire the chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Gwynne Wilcox. This unprecedented decision came alongside Trump’s firing of NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.