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Leon Rodriguez to Be Nominated for the Top Job at the Wage and Hour Division
The U.S. Department of Labor informed Congress today that the President intends to nominate Leon Rodriguez as Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division.
The top job at DOL’s Wage & Hour Division has been vacant during the Obama Administration. The President’s first nominee, Lorelei Boylan, withdrew from the confirmation process in October 2009. Ms. Boylan’s confirmation was stalled because of the controversy over the nomination of Solicitor of Labor Patricia Smith (confirmed on February 4, 2010); Ms. Boylan worked for Ms. Smith at the New York Department of Labor. Continue reading this entry at Littler's Wage & Hour Counsel.