EEOC’s Feldblum One of Few Labor Officials to Cross Party Lines

Former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Democratic member Chai Feldblum stunned many with the recent announcement that she had joined Big Law management-side firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Feldblum was a progressive force on the commission for the last eight years. Her decision to jump to a management-focused firm went against the commonly-held notion in labor and employment law that Democrats largely represent unions and employees while Republicans work for companies.

Unlike, for instance, prosecutors who wind up at law firms doing white-collar defense, labor and employment lawyers have been known to pick a side and stick to it throughout their ...