Labor

Trump to name NLRB chairman

President Trump intends to designate Philip Miscimarra as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the White House announced Friday.

Miscimarra became a member of the NLRB in 2013 and was tapped by Trump in January to be its acting chair.

{mosads}Prior to his position in government, Miscimarra practiced labor and employment law with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

He was also a senior fellow at the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Trump’s other appointments on Friday include Brett Giroir to be the next Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Health; Heather MacDougall to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; Elinore McCance-Katz to be the new Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; and Neal Rackleff  to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning and Development.