The White House announced earlier this week that President Obama had nominated Thomas Perez as the new Secretary of Labor. As could be expected based on Obama’s other employment law-related nominations, Perez—the current Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice—is certainly labor friendly. Joining LXBN TV to give us some insight on Perez’s background and offer his thoughts on what his term as Secretary of Labor may hold is Alex Passantino of Seyfarth Shaw and The Wage & Hour Litigation Blog.