Punching In: NLRB Top Cop Wants ‘Traditional Jurisdiction’ Focus

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

A More ‘Traditional’ NLRB | DOGE Eyes DOL Data

Parker Purifoy: The National Labor Relations Board’s acting general counsel summarized his key goals for the agency in two words: “Traditional jurisdiction.”

Acting GC William Cowen said at an American Bar Association conference recently he wanted to “focus on the bread and butter issues” and boost settlements during his time as the nation’s top labor prosecutor, marking a drastic change from his predecessor Jennifer Abruzzo.

“The priority is to clear the backlog and it is to support the regional offices and front line operations and ...