The U.S. Senate confirmed Marty J. Walsh as Secretary of Labor by a vote of 68 to 29.

The DOL named five new members and two officers to the 2021 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.

R. Alexander Acosta replaces Andrew Puzder as President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced in a letter to employees at the U.S. Department of Labor that she has submitted a letter of resignation to President Obama. View letter in full (DOL website).