Senate Move Could Kickstart Stalled Labor Nominations (Corrected)

President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Labor Department’s division tasked with enforcing wage law violations has finally been confirmed after nearly a two-year long wait.

Her confirmation April 10 is likely to open the floodgates for a handful of other political appointees still waiting to join the Labor Department.

Cheryl Stanton, the former head of the South Carolina state employment agency, has been waiting to take over the Wage and Hour Division since she was nominated in September 2017. Among her first tasks will be to help shape a new proposal on worker overtime pay requirements.

She’s among ...