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President Trump Nominates Keith Sonderling to be Deputy Secretary of U.S. DOL

Sonderling, former Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division and Commissioner on the EEOC, was responsible for establising a wage theft amnesty program and approving an opinion letter that made it much easier to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees. While at the EEOC, he voted against the guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Harassment Guidance.
 
Impact: A management-side lawyer by profession, Sonderling has a decidely pro-employer orientation. As the de facto Chief Operating Officer of DOL, he could influence every agency within DOL and dampen enforcement of all the laws DOL is charged with enforcing.

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