Bloomberg Law
June 28, 2017, 2:17 PM UTC

White House Picks William Emanuel for Labor Board

Bloomberg Law - Staff Reports

By Lawrence E. Dubé, Bloomberg BNA

President Donald Trump today nominated labor lawyer William J. Emanuel (R) to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board, the White House announced.

The announcement comes after Trump June 19 nominated attorney Marvin E. Kaplan (R) to fill a separate vacancy on the five-member board. If confirmed by the Senate, Emanuel and Kaplan would give the NLRB its first Republican majority in more than nine years.

The board is expected to use that advantage to reverse course on a wide range of decisions issued during the Obama administration.

Emanuel, a shareholder in ...

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