The former California labor head would be the first Asian American to serve as a secretary in Biden's cabinet.
President Biden is nominating Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su to the lead the Labor Department, the White House announced on Feb. 28.
Current Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, the former mayor of Boston, announced earlier this month he is leaving the administration mid-March to lead the NHL players union.Altogether, there are three Asian Americans currently in Biden's cabinet. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Arati Prabhakar, who leads the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, though, are not secretaries. Kamala Harris, the first Asian American to serve as vice president, is also a cabinet member.
, citing her role in crafting a state law known as AB5 that classifies some gig workers as employees. Critics say AB5 severely limits businesses' ability to hire freelancers.Su, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, hasshe graduated from Harvard Law School, getting her professional start as a staff attorney at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, now the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California or AJSOCAL.
"Her heart really is for those who are most disadvantaged in this society," said Aileen Louie, the chief of staff at AJSOCAL who is close friends with Su and whose children think of Su as an aunt.
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