On Wednesday, President Obama asked the Senate to confirm two appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. The two had previously been appointed during a recess, a move that a federal appeals court ruled was unconstitutional last month. Without the two appointees, the Board would only have one member, below the three-person quorum necessary to make decisions. The Board says that it will continue operating while it appeals the federal court's decision.
See "Obama Resubmits Appointees for Labor Board", Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times, February 13, 2013