On August 10 this year, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) members Marvin E. Kaplan and Lauren McFerran were sworn in for their second terms.
Marvin Kaplan began serving as an NLRB member on August 10, 2017 and was confirmed by the Senate for a five-year term on July 29, 2020. His new term will expire on August 27, 2025.
Mr. Kaplan, who holds a B.S. from Cornell University and a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, previously served as Chief Counsel to the Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, as counsel for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and as policy counsel for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Lauren McFerran served on the Board between December 17, 2014 and December 16, 2019 and was confirmed for renomination on July 29, 2020. Her term will expire on December 16, 2024.
Ms. McFerran, who earned her B.A. from Rice University and her J.D. from Yale Law School, has served as Chief Labor Counsel for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP Committee) and as the Committee’s Deputy Staff Director. Previous positions have also included Senior Labor Counsel for Senators Ted Kennedy and Tom Harkin for the HELP Committee and law clerk for Chief Judge Carolyn Dineen King on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Read more about Mr. Kaplan and Ms. McFerran here.
