The president can directly terminate officers at the National Labor Relations Board and three other agencies, provided the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 80-year precedent, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) position.
The DOJ said in a Feb. 12 letter to Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that it has determined that the for-cause provisions for members at the National Labor Relations Board, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission violate the U.S. Constitution.
