It may be the headline the business community was hoping for, but it refers to the wrong nominee! As we advised in last weeks issue, there is a standoff in Congress over three nominees of President Trump to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – one democrat (Chai Feldblum) & two republicans (Daniel Gade and…
Read More »As the clock on the 115th Congress winds down, it’s looking more likely that senators will not confirm a number of nominees before the current congressional session ends and the new 116th Congress takes office. In the normal course of events, such delays don’t have an overly significant impact on operations, but this situation might…
Read More »The (ultimate) resolve of the joint employer issue addressed above underscores the importance of the President putting his own nominees in place at important federal agencies and the impact they can have. Such should be the case with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as well, but that agency is still stuck in limbo with a…
Read More »It has been in the works for a while now (Ring was first nominated back in January to fill the seat vacated by Phil Miscimarra), but the National Labor Relations Board is finally back to full strength with the confirmation of attorney John Ring. On a party line vote of 50-48, the Senate approved Ring…
Read More »It was starting to feel like the confirmation that wasn’t, but at long last, the US Senate Committee on Health Education Labor & Pensions (HELP) has finally approved the nomination of NLRB member nominee John Ring and sent it to the full Senate. Over the past week, the announced vote on President Trump’s latest NLRB…
Read More »Well, we tried and missed again on projecting a formal vote on the nomination of attorney John Ring to the final vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board. As we told you last week, the Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee (HELP) held its confirmation hearing on the nomination last week and scheduled its…
Read More »Scheduled to occur weeks ago, the Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee (HELP) finally held its confirmation hearing on Trump NLRB-nominee attorney John Ring. Ring was nominated to fill the final vacant seat on the five-member Board by President Trump back in January and was scheduled for a confirmation hearing last month. That hearing…
Read More »Although it was scheduled to take place Wednesday, the Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee (HELP) confirmation hearing for NLRB nominee John Ring was postponed until March 1 at the request of Ranking Member Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.). Murray apparently requested the delay because of democratic concerns about alleged conflicts of interest with another National…
Read More »It has been quite the lengthy roller coaster ride for 4 executive nominees within the Department of Labor (DOL), a ride that began back last summer and hasn’t ended yet. Just before they were set to vote, the Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee (HELP) postponed votes on four DOL nominations – Patrick Pizzella,…
Read More »While DOL considers comments submitted about a potential change in the tip pooling rule, the department welcomed three new executive level employees to their shop as the full Senate gave formal confirmation to three Trump appointees to the DOL. Last week, the Senate confirmed the nominations of Kate S. O’Scannlain, from Maryland, to be Solicitor…
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