Worker Groups Hope Biden's Labor Pick Will Mean Changes for Safety, Retaliation

President-elect Joe Biden's selection of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary could signal a major shift in how federal authorities approach workplace safety and retaliation against immigrant workers, which could have an effect on compensation claims. Claimants' attorneys and labor advocates who have worked in Boston through the years praised Walsh's support of worker benefit improvements and his knowledge of workers' comp issues. “When he was a state representative, he was usually the sponsor of bills that sought to modify or eliminate some of the more drast...