Civil Rights Agency Top Lawyer Nominee to Get First Vote

The White House’s unlikely pick for the general counsel’s role at a worker civil rights agency could be confirmed by the Senate by the end of the week, despite some questions on both sides of the aisle.

Sharon Gustafson, a solo practitioner best known for representing a pregnant United Parcel Service, Inc. employee before the U.S. Supreme Court, was first nominated for the role of general counsel at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in March 2018. A Senate committee will vote July 30 on whether to approve her nomination, which could set Gustafson up for a full confirmation vote ...