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Lauren McFerran Named NLRB Chair

President Biden yesterday wasted no time in shuffling the alignment of the NLRB. He named Lauren McFerran (above) chairman. McFerran served as a member from 2014 to 2019, and she was renominated, and confirmed, to serve until December 2024.