As Walsh Exit Looms, Calls Mount to Name Deputy to DOL Top Spot

Policy could take precedence over politics as Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su appears poised to succeed Labor Secretary Marty Walsh—even if only temporarily—placing an ardent enforcer of labor rights atop the US Labor Department.

With Walsh’s imminent departure from the DOL to the National Hockey League Players Association, multiple scenarios could play out in the transition of power. The White House and the agency have declined to comment on reports of Walsh’s possible exit.

“I think we absolutely will see a different posture from Su,” Dan Altchek, a partner at Saul Ewing in Baltimore, said in a phone interview. ...