Punching In: Walsh Faces Diversity Test if Confirmed to Run DOL

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

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Ben Penn: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, President-elect Joe Biden‘s pick for labor secretary, begins the task this week of wooing senators to ease his path to confirmation, and working with the transition team to build out a leadership squad for the U.S. Labor Department. (He’ll also have to find time to deliver a State of the City address in Boston on Tuesday.)

Early signs point to Walsh facing a fairly smooth path to Senate approval, given Democrats’ ...