Senate Confirms William Emanuel; Republicans Now Control the NLRB

Lexology covers the confirmation of William Emanuel to the National Labor Relations Board with a statement by Trey Kovacs.

On September 25, the Senate confirmed William Emanuel to the National Labor Relations Board by a vote of 49-47. With Emanuel’s confirmation, and the Senate’s recent confirmation of Republican Marvin Kaplan, the Board now has its full five-members and a Republican majority, which it has not had since before the Obama administration. Along with Kaplan, Emanuel joins Republican Chairman Philip Miscimarra and Democratic members Mark Gaston Pearce and Lauren McFerran.

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Various business groups supported President Trump’s nomination of Emanuel and praised his ultimate confirmation. National Retail Federation Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French previously urged the Senate to promptly confirm Emanuel, noting that retailers were confident that he would be a “fair arbiter of the law.” Competitive Enterprise Institute labor policy expert Trey Kovacs stated that Emanuel would be an outstanding addition to the Board. Kovacs added, “It’s essential that the NLRB start to undo the harm caused during the Obama administration, when the board put out numerous job-killing decisions and rules that weaken worker choice.”

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