Morgan Lewis Partner Said to be White House Pick for Labor Board

• White House vetting John Ring to fill looming NLRB vacancy, sources say

• Management lawyer would preserve board’s GOP majority when Miscimarra exits

Management-side attorney John Ring is going through a final White House background check to fill an upcoming Republican vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board, sources briefed on the process tell Bloomberg Law.

If Ring clears the White House vetting, he would be tapped to fill the seat of Chairman Phil Miscimarra (R), whose term expires Dec. 16. It’s not clear whether Ring, a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Washington office, would also be named chairman of the five-member ...