Lorelei Boylan Withdraws her Nomination for Wage and Hour Administrator

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Jay Sumner

Wage and Hour Division logoThe Department of Labor (DOL) has confirmed that Lorelei Boylan has withdrawn her nomination for Administrator of the agency’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) for family reasons. The WHD is a sub-agency within the DOL’s Employment Standards Administration (ESA) responsible for enforcing federal labor laws concerning, among other topics, minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, youth employment and special employment, family and medical leave, migrant workers, lie detector tests, worker protections in certain temporary worker programs, and the prevailing wages for government service and construction contracts. President Obama named Boylan as his choice to lead the WHD on April 14, 2009. The WHD is expected to ramp up its enforcement efforts in the coming months, so whoever President Obama nominates in her stead will be charged with hiring and training new compliance officers, among other responsibilities.

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Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of April 12

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Governmental Affairs Team

The following is a summary of the legislative and regulatory news for the week of April 12, 2009:

Agency Changes

President Obama plans to nominate Lorelei Boylan to serve as Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. Obama also announced his intent to nominate Thomasina Rogers for Chair of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Discrimination in the Workplace

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) plans to hold a public meeting to discuss discrimination against employees with caregiving responsibilities.

Immigration

The U.S. Department of Defense announced that the effective date of the Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule will be delayed until June 30, 2009.
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Obama Nominates Lorelei Boylan to Lead the DOL's Wage and Hour Division

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Jay Sumner

President Obama has chosen Lorelei Boylan as his nominee for Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is a sub-agency within the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment Standards Administration (ESA) responsible for enforcing federal labor laws concerning, among other topics, minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, youth employment and special employment, family and medical leave, migrant workers, lie detector tests, worker protections in certain temporary worker programs, and the prevailing wages for government service and construction contracts.

Boylan currently serves as the Director of Strategic Enforcement at the New York State Department of Labor, Labor Standards Division. According to a White House press release, Boylan supervises the Apparel Industry/Fair Wages Task Force, a state-wide specialized unit charged with investigating low-wage industries for wage and hour violations. Prior to heading the Task Force, Boylan spearheaded the Bureau of Immigrant Workers’ Rights, a newly formed division of New York’s DOL, where she developed policies to assist those with limited English proficiency. Prior to working for New York’s DOL, Boylan practiced law as an Assistant Attorney General in the New York State Attorney General’s Office. She was hired under the Honor’s Program to represent the State in defensive and affirmative litigation. In this capacity, Boylan investigated businesses for violations of state and federal labor laws and represented the Department of Health in New York State Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals. Before becoming a lawyer, Boylan worked for several years for a global monitoring company, counseling firms on compliance with state and federal labor laws, OSHA, immigration and tax laws.

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