I Didn’t Get a Harrumph Outta That Guy. President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union Address this week. Though it was easy to miss in the speech, workplace policy observers may have noticed that the president briefly pushed for passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Equality Act, paid leave, an increased minimum wage, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and immigration reform. With so many significant issues swirling in Washington, D.C., as well as the looming midterm elections, these bills remain legislative long shots, though they provide a sense of the administration’s priorities.

POTUS Announces SCOTUS Pick. Late last week, President Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson, currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to fill Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat on the Supreme Court of the United States at the end of this term. Although confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice nominees are always great political theater, many are expecting Judge Jackson to receive confirmation. (Several Republican senators voted to confirm her nomination to her current position.) Judge Jackson is already on the charm offensive, meeting with senators this week, and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)—who chairs the Senate Committee on the Judiciary—announced that Jackson’s confirmation hearings would begin on March 21, 2022, and conclude on March 24, 2022.

As for Judge Jackson’s judicial record on labor and employment...

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