Wilcox Challenges Labor Board Ouster by Trump in Lawsuit (1)

Former NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox has sued over her unprecedented removal from the board by President Donald Trump, in a case that could test the limits of presidential authority over independent agencies.

Wilcox said her termination violated the National Labor Relations Act’s requirement that the president can fire National Labor Relations Board members only “upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause,” according to her lawsuit filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

“When Congress established the National Labor Relations Board almost 90 years ago, ...