Nancy Leppink, the Deputy Wage
and Hour Administrator at the Department of Labor since 2009, and the Acting
Wage and Hour Administrator since January 2011, left DOL on December 12,
2012. Mary Beth Maxwell, formerly the Deputy Chief of Staff in the Wage
and Hour Division, is serving as Acting Deputy Administrator of the Division
and, in that capacity, will be running the agency until a new Administrator is
in place.
The Wage and Hour Administrator
is appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
There has been no confirmed Administrator during President Obama’s
tenure. There have been two nominees, but neither nominee was confirmed.
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This information is intended to be educational and should not be considered legal advice on any specific matter.
