President Joe Biden had the power to fire the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer during the Trump administration, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday rejected business software firm Exela Enterprise Solutions Inc.’s challenge to the unprecedented Inauguration Day termination of NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb. The company had argued that general counsels enjoy the same removal protections that the National Labor Relations Act grants to board members.
“The President’s power to remove is essential to the performance of his Article II responsibilities and control over the ...
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