The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and
employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how
what's happening in Washington, D.C. could impact your
business.
Ring Recusal Request. On April 16,
management attorney John Ring was sworn in as chair and fifth member of the
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). But before Ring even had an
opportunity to learn where the coffee and bathrooms are located at
1015 Half Street, he was met with a motion to recuse himself from a
pending case based on the fact that the firm where he previously
worked had represented one of the parties involved. With a recusal
"victory" under their belts as a result of the
Hy-Brand Hijinks", look for labor unions and their
allies to play the recusal card quite often in the coming months.
The Buzz predicts that this will have the effect of
slowing down the Board's policy agenda, which is the whole
point, after all.
