The U.S. agency that enforces the labor rights of private-sector workers is abandoning its defense of a law barring the president from removing appointees at will, as President Donald Trump seeks to oust a Democratic member.
The National Labor Relations Board since last week has notified courts in at least six cases, including one involving the SpaceX company of Trump ally Elon Musk, that it was taking the position that protections from removal for board members and administrative judges violate the U.S