This week, the Senate confirmed former Oregon Republican Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as the Trump administration’s Secretary of Labor. She will lead the agency in charge of enforcing workplace protection laws, such as those governing wages, union relations, occupational safety, seasonal foreign employees, and retirement investment advisors.

Chavez-DeRemer won Senate approval despite concerns from the business community and Republicans regarding her past support of the PRO Act, which would have broadly overhauled federal labor law in favor of unions and workers.

OMA’s Connections Partner Matt Austin foresees Chavez-DeRemer upholding many of the Biden Administration’s anti-employer policies and rulings based on her record in Congress. 3/10/2025