What employers should know about key developments this week:

• Agencies Lose Their Independence: In Trump v. Slaughter, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are not "independent." The NLRB's Board members and General Counsel serve at the President's pleasure and can be removed at any time, for any reason—or for no reason.
• The Ripple Effect on the NLRB: Although the Slaughter ruling doesn't affect other positions at the NLRB, it has the potential to have a significant trickle-down effect on those who report to the NLRB's Board members or General Counsel. This will likely be compounded by the administration's efforts to remove civil service protections for many positions at the NLRB as well as other agencies.
• A New Circuit Split on the Standard for Section 10(j) Injunctions: Applying the traditional four-part test for the first time since the Supreme Court's decision in Starbucks v. McKinney, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit declined to accept an NLRB Regional Director's contention that irreparable harm would result from an employer's refusal to bargain, splitting with the Ninth and Fourth Circuits over the standard for granting injunctive relief under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act.

In this episode of Employment Law This Week®, Epstein Becker Green attorneys Steven M. Swirsky and William P. Lewis break down how the Supreme Court's latest term is reshaping the NLRB and the standards courts use when reviewing its actions.

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