Venable partner Maury Baskin was quoted in a January 31, 2012 Law360 article on the reaction of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) response to a suit brought by the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace challenging a new unionization posting rule set to take effect in April. The suit alleges President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB were unconstitutional, meaning the new rule cannot be enforced.

Commenting on the NLRB’s response to the suit, Baskin, who represents the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, said, “The board cannot implement or enforce the challenged rule due to its loss of a quorum of validly appointed members… The millions of employers across the country whose interests are represented in this case are threatened with immediate harm unless the court acts to prevent the NLRB from exceeding its lawful authority.”