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OPA News Release: [06/02/2004] Contact Name: Lisa
Kruska Phone Number: (202) 693-4647
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Al Robinson
as Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division
South Carolinian Named to High Labor
Post
WASHINGTONU.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has
announced that Alfred Burgess Robinson, Jr. will become the Acting
Administrator of the Departments Wage and Hour Division effective June
14, 2004.
As the Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Al has
made a significant contribution to overseeing the development of important
labor law policies that greatly improve the daily lives of Americas
workers, said Chao. I am pleased that he has agreed to assume the
acting position of Administrator to ensure that workers receive the wages and
protections they are entitled to under the laws administered by the Wage and
Hour Division.
The Wage and Hour Division is responsible for administering programs
relating to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act,
migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and immigration statutes, various
government contract wage laws, and other laws establishing labor standards.
Before joining the Department of Labor in March 2001, Robinson served as
a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, was active in family
businesses in Easley, South Carolina, and practiced law with Wimberly, Lawson
Daniels & Brandon, LLC in Greenville, South Carolina. His legal experience
concentrated on labor and employment law including affirmative action, equal
employment opportunity, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and wage
and hour matters. Prior to serving in the South Carolina General Assembly,
Robinson served on the board of the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development
Authority where he focused on job creation and economic development.
Robinson holds a Bachelor of Science with Special Attainments in
Commerce from Washington & Lee University and a Juris Doctor Degree from
the University of South Carolina School of Law. Robinson, his wife Sallie, and
two children live in Virginia.
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