Biography of
Jonathan
L.
Snare
Deputy
Solicitor of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor
Jonathan L. Snare serves as the Deputy Solicitor of Labor. His
responsibilities include working with the Solicitor to oversee one of the
largest legal departments in the federal government, with nearly 600
employees, including 425 attorneys, and providing a wide range of legal
services to the Secretary of Labor and to all agencies in the Department of
Labor. Previously, Snare served as
the Acting Solicitor of Labor
from
January 24, 2007, through December 19, 2007.
In his capacity as Acting Solicitor, Mr. Snare was responsible for enforcing
the vital workforce legal protections contained in over 180 laws under the
Department of Labor’s jurisdiction through
litigation and providing a full range of legal
services to the Secretary of Labor and other senior officials within the
Department of Labor. The Solicitor’s
Office provides the legal services that are essential to enforcement
programs under such important laws as the
Fair Labor Standards Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act, Executive Order 11246, and the Labor-Management Reporting and
Disclosure Act. The Solicitor’s Office also provides legal advice for the
administration of important programs under many statutes, including the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Black Lung
Benefits Act, and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act. Mr. Snare also served as Deputy Solicitor of Labor, the
position he currently holds, from July 2006 through January 23, 2007.
Before joining the Solicitor’s Office as
Deputy Solicitor of Labor in July 2006, Mr. Snare served as the Acting
Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
leading OSHA’s staff of approximately 2,200 safety and health professionals
and support personnel, from January 1, 2005, to April 3, 2006. In that
role, Mr. Snare was responsible for the broad range of OSHA programs,
including enforcement, compliance assistance, outreach, and cooperative
programs, as well as OSHA’s regulatory agenda. He also
oversaw OSHA’s budget requests for
fiscal year (FY) 2006 and FY 2007 as well as implementation of the FY 2005
and FY 2006 budgets.
From December 14, 2004, through December 31,
2004, and again from April 4, 2006, through July 2006, Mr. Snare served as
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA.
Mr.Snare originally joined the Labor
Department in June 2003 and served until December 2004 as Senior Advisor to
the Solicitor of Labor. In that position, he worked on a wide variety of
legal matters throughout the Department.
Prior to joining the Department of Labor,
Mr. Snare was in private practice in Texas, concentrating in commercial
litigation, including environmental law, and labor/employment matters, as
well as administrative law and government affairs.
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Snare
received a B.A. (with Distinction) from the
University of Virginia and a J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of
Law.
Mr. Snare enjoys tennis, skiing, cycling,
history, and reading. He and his wife have one child.
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