Nomination of Richard Griffin for NLRB General Counsel Moves Forward

On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted 13-9 to advance the nomination of Richard F. Griffin, Jr., to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.  Griffin was one of the three controversial recess appointees to the Board.  Earlier this summer, Griffin’s nomination to the Board was withdrawn – along with fellow recess appointee Sharon Block –as part of the Senate deal to confirm a full slate of Board candidates.  Continue reading this entry at Littler’s DC Employment Law Update.

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