Source: SAQUI LAW GROUP, 9/5/17

Cheryl Stanton, current head of South Carolina’s workforce agency, has been selected by President Trump to head the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division. The Wage and Hour Division enforces federal wage and overtime laws. Stanton served in the George W. Bush administration as the White House legal liaison to the Labor Department and spent many years as an employment defense attorney.

This nomination continues the Trump administration’s employer-friendly approach to employment issues. If Stanton is confirmed, the Wage and Hour Division will finally have the leadership necessary to begin to advance the President’s agenda with regards to the federal enforcement of wage and hour issues.