Walsh Lonely at Top Without Deputies to Advance Labor Agenda

The U.S. Labor Department lacks a single Senate-confirmed leader other than Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, posing challenges for the Biden administration as it attempts to advance a robust agenda geared toward a post-pandemic workforce.

Six nominees are in varying stages of the confirmation process, and the White House has yet to announce a nomination for the seven other DOL leadership positions requiring Senate signoff.

Any new administration confronts delays in getting sub-Cabinet nominees confirmed, a reality President Joe Biden‘s transition team tried to circumvent by appointing experienced individuals to serve in “acting” leadership roles at DOL. Those interim ...