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.

On the heels of his firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, Pres. Donald Trump also

His unlawful purge of the National Labor Relations Board on Monday serves all three goals at once. With these firings, Trump has paralyzed the board, asserted control over its agenda, and engineered a legal showdown over the scope of his constitutional authority.

President Donald Trump fired National Labor Relations Board Chair Gwynne Wilcox and general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.

The dismissals target two independent agencies that oversee swaths of U.S. workers, employers and labor unions.

While the decision to fire General Counsel Abruzzo was criticized by Democrats and labor leaders, the President’s right to fire the NLRB General Counsel were upheld by the 9 th U.S. Circuit Courts in 2023 after President Biden fired General Counsel Peter Robb, appointed by Trump during his first term.

Donald Trump is forcing out top leaders of the US labor board, ushering in a swift reboot of workplace law enforcement while testing the limits of presidential authority. Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board,

Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox called her removal “unprecedented and illegal” and vowed to challenge the decision.

President Donald Trump’s firings sets up another major legal clash over Congress’ power to put limits on the removal of federal officials.

Given some rulings by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in recent years – such as rulings invalidating civility policies or finding employers liable for disciplining employees acting in a harassing manner – many employers have struggled with how to balance National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) considerations with competing equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws.

Legal questions raised in the first weeks of the Trump Administration may require the Supreme Court to make difficult decisions quickly.