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U.S. Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division
Release Number: 06-1881-NAT

Date:	October 31, 2006
Contact:	Dolline Hatchett
Phone:	(202) 693-4651

Alexander Passantino Named as Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division

WASHINGTON -- Alexander Passantino has been named deputy administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. Since November 2005, Passantino has served as a senior policy advisor to the assistant secretary for the department’s Employment Standards Administration.

“As senior policy advisor, Alex has made significant contributions in ensuring that workers rights are protected, particularly in the Gulf Coast,” said Victoria A. Lipnic, assistant secretary for employment standards. “I am pleased that he has agreed to become deputy administrator so that he may continue his fine work with the department.”

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, immigration statutes, various government contracting laws, and other laws establishing labor standards.

Before joining the U.S. Department of Labor, Passantino was an associate at Hunton and Williams LLP. Earlier in his career, he was an associate at King and Ballow. His law practice concentrated on labor and employment law, including employment discrimination, employment contract disputes, and wage and hour matters.

Passantino received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Emory University and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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