The escalating battle over Julie Su’s nomination to be deputy U.S. labor secretary is driven by the broader partisan disagreement over whether progressive workplace regulation and aggressive enforcement are helpful to a recovering economy.
The Senate labor panel will hold a confirmation hearing Tuesday morning for Su, who is secretary of labor and workforce development in California, arguably the most worker-friendly state in the nation when it comes to enforcing laws on wages, safety, discrimination, and other employment policies.
Su, a civil rights and employment attorney, has practiced in the nonprofit and public sectors, and earned ...
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