Donald Trump hobbles anti-discrimination, labor boards with unprecedented Democrat-firing
The unprecedented moves leave the agencies unable to conduct even routine business and are likely to spur legal challenges.
Trump, challenging federal law, tries to fire labor board leaders who backed worker rights
President Donald Trump purged two National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) leaders known for supporting worker rights on Tuesday, signaling a sharp re-orientation of federal law enforcement towards a management-friendly approach favored by business executives and supporters like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
Trump fires labor board officials, setting up legal fight
President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.
Trump ousts top Labor Board leaders who backed broader worker rights
President Donald Trump is forcing out top leaders of the U.S. labor board, ushering in a swift reboot of workplace law enforcement while testing the limits of presidential authority.
Trump Fires Head of U.S. Labor Watchdog Agency
The firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) chair Gwynne Wilcox has effectively crippled the watchdog agency, with labor groups warning of widespread impacts for unions across the U.S.
Trump Fires US Labor Board Member, Hobbling Agency Amid Legal Battles
President Donald Trump has removed a Democratic member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board from office, an unprecedented move that will escalate an ongoing legal battle over the scope of the president's powers to control federal agencies.
Trump Fires Biden Labor Board Officials, Setting Up Likely Court Battle
Democrat Gwynne Wilcox, whose term was supposed to run through August 2028, said she believes her firing violates Supreme Court precedent.
Ousted NLRB member promises legal challenge to removal by Trump
President Donald Trump fired National Labor Relations Board Chair Gwynne Wilcox and general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.
Trump paralyzes US labor board by firing Democratic member
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired two Democratic officials at the National Labor Relations Board, a major shakeup that ...
Trump shakes up NLRB, cans Democratic member Wilcox in ‘unprecedented’ move
The move was criticized as illegal by congressional Democrats and could result in backlogs for the labor board, which now ...
Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
President Donald Trump has fired two of the three Democratic commissioners of the federal agency that enforces civil rights ...
Wilcox County woman killed in crash
A Wilcox County woman was killed in a crash early Sunday morning, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Trump Claims Broad Power to Ax NLRB Members Despite Legal Shield
President Donald Trump said federal labor law’s shield protecting National Labor Relations Board members from being fired without cause “does not operate as a restriction on my ability to remove Board ...
Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission terms are meant to overlap presidential terms to help ensure the agency's ...
Testing Legal Authority, Trump Fires NLRB Chair, Leaving Panel Without Quorum
In a note to clients Tuesday, Littler Mendelson called the dismissal of Gwynne Wilcox "literally unprecedented." ...