President Biden has announced that he will nominate Julie Su to succeed outgoing Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. As we have previously reported, Mr. Walsh will leave his post in mid-March to become the Executive Director of the National Hockey League Players Association.
Ms. Su has been Deputy Secretary of Labor since July 13, 2021. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, she is “the de-facto chief operating officer for the department, overseeing its workforce, managing its budget and executing the priorities of the Secretary of Labor.”
Before joining the U.S. Department of Labor, Ms. Su was Secretary of Labor for the State of California, overseeing the state’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency. That agency is responsible for enforcing workplace laws, combatting wage theft, ensuring health and safety on the job, and administering unemployment insurance, workers compensation, and paid family leave.
President Biden called Ms. Su “a champion for workers, and a critical partner to Secretary Walsh since the early days of my administration.” She has the support of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus.
As deputy labor secretary under Secretary Walsh, Ms. Su oversaw the development of the DOL’s COVID-19 vaccination rules (one of which was subsequently struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court), the drafting of proposed regulations on independent contractors, and establishing wage rates for workers on...
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