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Meisburg renominated to NLRB
January 26, 2005 by Ross Runkel at LawMemo
The President has re-nominated Ronald E. Meisburg to the NLRB. Meisburg served as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board under a recess appointment made by President Bush on December 26, 2003. That appointment expired December 16, 2004.
Meisburg can be counted on to provide a clear pro-management view on matters of NLRB policy. At the same time, his votes have demonstrated that he will not strain the facts in order favor an employer. On the facts, he calls 'em the way he sees 'em.
I assume the Senate will wait until the President nominates a Democrat before they confirm the nomination. I also assume that this won't happen until the President makes some kind of deal with Senate Democrats. Meanwhile, the Board is working with only three Members instead of five.
Prior to serving on the Board, Meisburg had been a shareholder with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. in Washington, D.C. He previously was a partner with Heenan, Althen & Roles in Washington, and served at the U.S. Department of Labor in the Office of the Solicitor of Labor. While at the Department of Labor, Mr. Meisburg served in the Division of Employee Benefits and the Division of Mine Safety and Health and was awarded the Secretary of Labor's Distinguished Achievement Award. He received a B.A. degree from Carson-Newman College in 1969 and a J.D. from the University of Louisville in 1974.
Mr. Meisburg was president of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (1994 - 1995); a member of the Employment Lawyers Advisory Council of the National Association of Manufacturers (1996-1998); and a member of the Industrial Relations Committee of the U.S. Council for International Business (1993-1998).
Mr. Meisburg is married to Mary Helen Ratchford. The family resides in Arlington, VA.
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