UPDATE: On December 3, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee approved President Trump’s nomination of Scott Mayer to fill one of the vacant Republican seats on the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). Almost two months ago, on October 9, the HELP Committee also approved President Trump nominees James Murphy, to fill the other vacant Republican Board seat, and Crystal Carey, to serve as the NLRB’s General Counsel. Mayer’s nomination had been previously tabled immediately before the HELP Committee’s October vote amidst an ongoing labor dispute at Boeing where he serves as Chief Labor Counsel.
All three nominees now await a Senate confirmation vote. The confirmation votes on Murphy’s and Carey’s nominations appear imminent after a December 1, resolution moving forward several nominees, including Murphy and Carey. However, absent an amendment to the resolution soon, Mayer’s nomination will have to wait for a later confirmation vote. In turn, the NLRB will continue to lack a quorum regardless of the outcome of Murphy’s confirmation vote.
We will continue to track the NLRB nominees and other developments at the Board.
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