03.10.25

Chavez-DeRemer Confirmed To Lead Labor Department

by: Rebecca Rainey

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to head the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), giving her sway over a wide swath of workplace protection laws, such as those governing wages, occupational safety, seasonal foreign employees and retirement investment advisors. She will take over the department in the face of recent workforce cuts and is expected to turn her focus on Biden-era DOL rules on independent contractor status, prevailing wages, overtime pay and fiduciary responsibilities for retirement plan investment advisors.

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