{"id":916926,"date":"2026-07-02T10:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/trump-taps-acting-secretary-sonderling-to-lead-dol\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:12:16","slug":"trump-taps-acting-secretary-sonderling-to-lead-dol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/trump-taps-acting-secretary-sonderling-to-lead-dol\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump taps acting Secretary Sonderling to lead DOL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Keith Sonderling has voiced support for business-friendly regulations and programs that encourage employers to perform self-audits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling testifies before the a Senate subcommittee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 19, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The president said Monday that he plans to nominate Sonderling to serve as secretary of labor.
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The president plans to nominate Keith Sonderling \u2014 a Republican with several years of agency experience \u2014 to serve as secretary of labor, according to a Monday <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>social media post<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sonderling, who was previously deputy secretary, took the helm as acting secretary after Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April amid reports of an investigation into potential misconduct.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Previously, Sonderling served in the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Wage and Hour Division and as a commissioner for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In Sonderling\u2019s time at DOL, he has voiced support for <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>employer-friendly regulations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>programs that encourage employers to perform self-audits<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, report employment law violations and take corrective action.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As an EEOC commissioner, Sonderling similarly backed <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>federal agency opinion letters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, saying they act as liability shields for employers but also benefit courts, workers and unions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He also urged employers to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>perform self-audits<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> before implementing artificial intelligence tools at work. Employers should evaluate algorithms \u201cearly and often for biased outcomes and reengineer as appropriate,\u201d Sonderling said in a 2021 American Bar Association conference. He called on EEOC to be a leader in this area and urged attendees to reach out with any requests for guidance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

AI can help eliminate bias from the earliest stages of the hiring process, he said later that year in <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>an op-ed for HR Dive<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. \u201cI believe that we can \u2014 and we must \u2014 realize the full potential of AI to enhance human decision-making in full compliance with the law,\u201d he wrote, but said stakeholders must be \u201cvigilant\u201d about the technology\u2019s limitations \u201cand mindful of the legal and ethical obligations that bind us all.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly after Trump\u2019s announcement, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Sonderling said<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> that if confirmed by the Senate, he would look forward to \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>advancing the President\u2019s agenda on behalf of America\u2019s workers, families, unions, and job creators.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d DOL did not provide additional comment by press time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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