Democratic Edge in Senate Opens Narrow Path for Workplace Bills

Workplace legislation approved by the House that later died in the Republican-controlled Senate during the last Congress still faces a tough road to become law, even with Democrats holding slim majorities in both chambers.

Democrats will have a razor-thin edge in the Senate thanks to victories by Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Jan. 5 runoff election in Georgia, which created a 50-50 split. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be able to cast tie-breaking votes once she is sworn Jan. 20, but Democrats will have no margin for defections.

Some Democratic labor and employment bills could be rebooted ...