Update: On May 23, the Trump administration announced Donald M. Harrison III 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.
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.
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.