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Ben Penn:The recent confirmation of a hard-charging, pro-business, Puzder-aligned deputy labor secretary has some management types pining for a shakeup at the top.

On Friday, Iwrotehow Pat Pizzella’s arrival to the Labor Department’s No. 2 slot is ushering in potentially unrealistic hopes for rapid policy change. But the management bar’s desires actually go further than initially reported.

A trio of management-side attorneys tell Bloomberg’sJosh Eidelsonand me thatmembers of their community are hankering for the White House to reassign Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to the ...