President Donald Trump named Marvin Kaplan head of the National Labor Relations Board and Andrea Lucas acting chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as part of a litany of executive orders issued Monday.
Kaplan replaces Gwynne Wilcox as chair of the NLRB. Wilcox was named head of the agency in December by former President Joe Biden.
Kaplan is the only Republican on the board and his term expires in August. There are also two open seats.
“The President’s announcement is an honor and privilege, and I look forward to serving as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board,” Kaplan said in a statement.
Before serving on the NLRB, Kaplan worked as chief counsel to the chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Lucas, the sole Republican commissioner at the EEOC, replaces Charlotte Burrows, who has served as chair since 2021. Lucas’ term expires in July.
Prior to her appointment to the EEOC, Lucas was a member of the labor and employment and litigation practice groups of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Both orders were expected as the Trump administration came into office.
