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Washington Energy Report
President Obama Re-Nominates Commissioner John Norris to FERC
On February 6, 2012, President Obama re-nominated current FERC Commissioner John Norris (D) to serve on the Commission for a five-year term ending June 30, 2017. Commissioner Norris was first…
Ad Law Access
Republicans Block Cordray Nomination for CFPB Director
Yesterday, 45 Republican senators blocked a confirmation vote for former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to be the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Raj Date replaced…
Food Poison Journal
Marler Blog Nominated for Top Legal Blog – Your Turn to Vote
By Bill Marler
I received this announcement from LexisNexis: Each year, LexisNexis honors a select group of blogs that set the online standard for a given industry. I’m pleased to notify you that…
Employer Law Report
LexisNexis Nominates Employer Law Report for Top 25 Labor and Employment Blog – Please Vote!
By Brian Hall
LexisNexis has selected Employer Law Report as a nominee for its Top 25 Labor and Employment Law Blogs. To narrow down to its final list of 25 honorees, LexisNexis is…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Senate Confirms Hayes & Pearce, But Not Becker
This morning the U.S. Senate confirmed the nominations of Republican Brian Hayes and Democrat Mark Pearce to be members of the National Labor Relations Board. The Senate took no action…
The Right Coast
Humbled Tom Smith
General Kagan is "humbled" by her nomination. That's a fine thing to say and people often say it on these occasions, but I wonder what it means exactly. You say,…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
A Possible Recess Appointment of Craig Becker?
Seeming to hint at a possible recess appointment of Craig Becker to the Labor Board, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis stated at today’s AFL-CIO annual meeting that organized labor would…
Vorys on Labor
Becker Nomination Fails to Garner 60 Votes
By Nelson Cary
President Obama's nominee to the NLRB, Craig Becker, failed to garner the support necessary to overcome a filibuster earlier today. Click here for the ABC News story. As a result…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Senate HELP Committee Approves Becker; Cloture Vote on Monday
As expected, the Senate HELP committee has approved Craig Becker's nomination to the NLRB, on a 13-10 party-line vote. However, Sen. McCain has vowed to keep his hold on the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Becker Renominated
As we noted in an earlier post, the White House had indicated its intent to renominate Craig Becker to the NLRB. Well, it's now official--his nomination has been sent again…