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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2025 - Jackson Lewis

  1. President Donald Trump nominated Scott Mayer and James Murphy, a longtime National Labor Relations Board official, to fill the Board’s two vacant seats. The five-member Board has lacked a three-member quorum since January 2025, when Trump terminated former Board Member Gwynne Wilcox. Wilcox’s termination remains subject to litigation and Trump has not appointed a nominee to fill her seat. In the meantime, with only two members — Chairman Marvin Kaplan (Republican) and David Prouty (Democrat) — the Board is unable to issue decisions. The two nominees must be confirmed by the Senate. Although Chairman Kaplan’s term expires Aug. 27, 2025, the nominees’ confirmation would restore a quorum.
  2. President Trump issued an executive order (EO) directing the Board and Department of Labor to clarify the employment status of college athletes. EO 14322 aims to address recent litigation and regulatory changes that have impacted the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), including collective bargaining rights, athlete compensation, and transfers, all of which have led to escalating pay-for-play practices and donor-driven bidding wars. The EO also directs federal agencies to develop enforcement and litigation strategies to protect college sports from destabilizing legal challenges. While the EO aims to “maximize the educational benefits and opportunities provided by higher education institutions through athletics,” it does not provide agencies specific guidance for...


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