In an article published on February 4, 2025, in HR.com’s HR Legal & Compliance Excellence magazine, Brian Markovitz and Deborah Jaffe explain what Trump’s labor and employment picks could mean for employees.
The attorneys discuss the nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, a more moderate choice than expected. The Trump administration has named Marvin Kaplan as the chairman of the National Labor Relations Board and terminated its general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo. As for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the president has announced he is appointing Andrea Lucas as its acting chair and is similarly expected to terminate the current general counsel.
While not all of the policy orders Trump has made are expected to last, it’s evident the new administration has a clear agenda moving forward, the attorneys wrote.
“Despite potential legal challenges ahead, with a 53-47 Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, President Trump’s nominees are expected to encounter little resistance during the confirmation process,” Markovitz and Jaffe explained, “situating the Trump administration to push forward with its expectedly pro-business agenda.”
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