The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to have a quorum of three members to exercise its powers and conduct business. As of Dec. 2025, the NLRB regained its quorum after being frozen for most of the year.
White House Toolkit
The high volume of activity from the new presidential administration affects private and public sector businesses and organizations across industries.
Taft has assembled a multi-disciplinary White House Working Group to address the range of legal implications businesses and organizations may face in the coming months.
If you have questions or concerns regarding the new administration and its impact on your business, please contact any member of our Working Group or your Taft lawyer.
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Agency Update: NLRB Member Status Executive Order 14365: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence This EO targets what the administration views as burdensome and fragmented state AI regulation in favor of a single national framework.Agency Update: DOS Expands Mandatory Social Media and Online Presence Review for H-1B, H-4, F, M, and J Visa Applicants Effective Dec. 15 DOS has announced that, effective Dec. 15, it will expand its current “online presence review” requirement to include all H-1B applicants and their H-4 dependents. This enhanced vetting previously applied only to visa applicants in the F, M, and J student and exchange visitor categories.Agency Update: USCIS Pauses Pending Asylum Applications and All USCIS Benefit Applications Filed by Foreign Nationals from High-Risk Countries On Dec. 2, 2025, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum titled, “Hold and Review of all Pending Asylum Applications and all USCIS Benefit Applications Filed by Aliens from High-Risk Countries.”