Takeaways

• James Macy and David Prouty were confirmed to the National Labor Relations Board, bringing the Board to four members and establishing a 3-1 Republican majority.
• Three Republican members clears an important hurdle to reconsidering significant Biden-era Board precedents.
• While no immediate changes are expected, employers should monitor pending Board cases that could reshape precedent governing workplace rules, severance agreements, bargaining obligations, protected concerted activity and other labor law issues.

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The Senate confirmed James Macy and David Prouty to the National Labor Relations Board on Aug. 7, 2026, completing a much anticipated, significant change in the composition of the agency responsible for administering the National Labor Relations Act.

Macy joins Chairman James Murphy and Member Scott Mayer as the Board’s third Republican member. Prouty, whose current term expires August 27, was confirmed to a second term as the Board’s sole Democratic member. The confirmations leave the five-member Board with a 3-1 Republican majority and one Democratic seat vacant. Once sworn in, Macy will begin serving on the Board and Prouty’s new term will commence upon expiration of his current term.

For employers, Macy’s confirmation is particularly significant. The addition of a third Republican vote increases the likelihood that the Board will revisit significant Biden-era precedent.

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