Key Facts

• Keith Sonderling is nominated to be permanent US Secretary of Labor by President Trump.
• Sonderling is the current acting labor secretary after Lori Chavez-DeRemer left the role.
• Chavez-DeRemer resigned following allegations of misconduct and an internal investigation.
• Sonderling has served as Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at the Department of Labor.
• He previously worked at the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division during Trump’s first term.
• Sonderling recently warned 53 states about stopping waste, fraud, and abuse in unemployment insurance programs.
• He threatened to withhold administrative funds from states that do not address fraud.
• Sonderling has worked in other government roles, including at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Institute of Museum and Library Services.