Update: October 7, Andrew Rogers was confirmed by the Senate to the role of Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor. Notably, rather than receiving an individual vote, Rogers was confirmed as part of a package of more than 100 Trump nominees for roles all across the federal government. Senate Republicans recently changed procedural rules of the Senate to allow voting for or against the confirmation of large groups of nominees en masse, without a numerical limit on how many nominees can be voted on at one time. This will effectively limit debate and accountability on votes for individual nominees, and prevent the opposition party from blocking many individual nominees. However, this procedure will be limited to nominees for lower- and mid-level executive branch nominees, sub-Cabinet level positions, and ambassadorships. It also cannot be used to confirm judicial nominees.
Timeline
May 23, 2025 – The Trump administration announced Donald M. Harrison III, a former Alabama Department of Workforce official, is serving as Acting Wage and Hour Administrator. Previously, Mr. Harrison served in multiple positions at Alabama’s Department of Workforce, a state ranked as one of the worst to work in based on wage policies, worker protections, and right to organize.
April 1, 2025 – President Trump nominates Andrew Rogers as Wage and Hour Administrator.
President Trump nominated Andrew Rogers to head Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). If confirmed, Rogers will oversee the enforcement of labor protections such as the federal minimum wage, overtime pay, employment standards for immigrant workers, and prevailing wage requirements for federal contracts. Rogers is currently the Acting General Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Prior to his time at the EEOC, Rogers served in the WHD under the first Trump administration. Before joining the WHD, Rogers worked as a labor and employment attorney at Littler Mendelson PC, a management-side law firm.