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White House said on Friday that John Ring, a partner at Morgan
Lewis and Bockius, would succeed Phil Miscimarra, another
Republican whose term ended on Dec. 16 and who served as the
NLRB's chairman.
Ring's appointment, which is subject to Senate confirmation,
would restore a Republican majority at the five-member board,
which now has two Democrats and two Republicans.
The NLRB oversees union elections and disputes between
private-sector employers, workers and unions.
Under Trump, lawyers and business groups expect the board to
roll back a series of policy changes adopted during the
administration of former Democratic President Barack Obama.
They include rules designed to speed the union election process
and a 2015 decision that made it easier for companies to be held
liable for legal violations by contractors, staffing agencies
and franchisees.
Ring leads the Labor & Employment Practice Group at Morgan
Lewis' Washington office, the White House said in a statement.
If confirmed, he would begin a five-year term dating from Dec.
17, 2017, it said.
According to the firm's website, Ring "represents management
interests in collective bargaining, employee benefits,
litigation, counseling, and litigation avoidance strategies."
Last year, Morgan Lewis wrote a letter released by the White
House that said a review of the previous 10 years of Trump’s tax
returns did not reflect ties to Russia "with a few exceptions."
(Reporting by Eric Walsh; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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