Judge nixes termination of NLRB member
The Board has a quorum again . . . for now. In one of his first acts after taking office, President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox, a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board and former Chairman. I wrote about the Wilcox termination here and questioned whether it was valid. Well, according to Judge Beryl Howell of the District of Columbia (an Obama appointee), it isn't. Ms. Wilcox sued the Trump Administration after her termination and moved for summary judgment. In a decision issued earlier today, Judge Howell granted Ms. Wilcox's motion and ordered that she continues* to be a Member of the Board . *This is not a typo. Judge Howell is saying that Ms. Wilcox never stopped being a Member of the NLRB because her termination was not valid. The judge also denied a motion for summary judgment filed by the Administration and enjoined the Administration from terminating Ms. Wilcox or interfering in the performance of her duties in any way. T...