Law360 Interviews Mark Konkel on Trump’s Looming 100 Days

In the Law360 article ​“3 Key Questions for Employers as Trump’s 100^th Day Looms,” Partner Mark Konkel comments on the Administration’s progress and the future of labor and employment law.

As Trump’s 100^th day in office looms, his accomplishments do not include progress on labor policy, leaving employers unsure how the next 1,300-plus days will look. ​“I think the big picture here is that governing is…complicated,” said Mark. ​“Checks and balances are real, and you need Congress and, more broadly, popular support to get things done. In that sense, the first 100 days have been as much a story about congressional resistance and local activism against Trump’s perceived agenda.”

Trump has been slow to name a Secretary of Labor, as well as to fill two vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board and an open EEOC seat. With so few decision-makers in place at the labor agencies, the finer points of the Administration’s labor agenda are unclear.

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