NLRB Top Cop Pick Primed to Dismantle Biden-Era Legal Precedents

Crystal Carey, a partner at a large management-side law firm, is poised to undo the worker-friendly precedents of the Biden-era National Labor Relations Board after being nominated as the agency’s lead litigator.

Carey, who has worked at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP for the last eight years, was nominated by President Donald Trump to act as top lawyer at the NLRB, prompting optimism from employer-side attorneys and concern from worker advocates over her stances on federal labor law.

The move cements a pro-employer swing at the board, after the Senate failed to reconfirm former NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran late last ...