Punching In: Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Labor Pick Scalia

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

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Ben Penn: We’ve hardly had time to unpack Gene Scalia’s low-temperature confirmation hearing last Thursday and it is already looking like Scalia may get confirmed as labor secretary before this week is up. If you thought Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) was already miffed at Republicans for speeding this process along, you have not heard the last of that complaint.

The Senate labor committee will vote Tuesday on whether to advance Scalia’s nomination to the Senate floor. Assuming HELP Committee Chairman Lamar ...