A U.S. labor board whose enforcement powers are being challenged in a series of lawsuits is set to defend itself from attacks by Amazon.com and Elon Musk's SpaceX in a conservative U.S. appeals court, as the agency also braces for a potential overhaul under President-elect Donald Trump.
Amazon, SpaceX and many other companies are going on the offensive by suing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in order to block it from pursuing cases accusing them of illegal labor practices, part of a broader onslaught by businesses and conservative groups on the "administrative state."
The Amazon and SpaceX cases, being heard by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, an historically conservative court, on Monday, are among the first of more than two dozen similar lawsuits - which claim the NLRB's structure is unconstitutional - that have reached influential U.S. appeals courts.
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