Parker Purifoy at Bloomberg Law reports The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will have its quorum restored after the U.S. Senate confirmed six new Members for crucial Labor positions in the Trump Administration. By a vote of 53-to-43, Senators approved a package of nominees - including James Murphy and Scott Mayer as NLRB Members and Crystal Carey as NLRB General Counsel. The NLRB will look to hit the ground running after almost 11 months without a quorum to clear the backlog of cases that have built up and pursue a more employer-friendly policy agenda. The NLRB has been unable to issue decisions since President Donald Trump fired Democratic Member Gwynne Wilcox shortly after taking office. Marvin Kaplan - the Republican NLRB Member made Chair under Trump, left the Board after his term expired in August, leaving the NLRB with only one Member.

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