Opinion: What's Next for the NLRB?
State-level Adjudication? Here's My Take: For those of us who have been doing this for a while, it feels like we need to come up for air. There is a lot going on! Could the NLRB be Gone for Good? On June 17, 2025, the New York State Assembly overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill S8034A (also known as A8590 in the Assembly) by a vote of 128–14. It's a bold step. A bold step on the constantly shifting soil that we refer to as 2025. Other states plan to follow suit, drafting their own legislation. Their intent is to fill a gap that has existed since January, during which the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has lacked a quorum. Almost immediately after taking office, Trump axed board member Gwynne Wilcox. She has tried to challenge her dismissal. But for now, the board doesn't have the three members it needs for a quorum. Without a quorum, it can't issue decisions. We can speculate as to whether Wilcox will succeed in being reinstated. Given the current political clima...