Julie Su (attorney)

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Julie Su
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37th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
Assumed office
July 17, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
SecretaryMarty Walsh
Preceded byPatrick Pizzella
Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
In office
January 7, 2019 – July 17, 2021
GovernorGavin Newsom
Preceded byDavid Lanier
Succeeded byNatalie Palugyai
Personal details
Born (1969-02-19) February 19, 1969 (age 52)
Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Julie A. Su (born February 19, 1969)[1][2] is an American attorney who has served as United States deputy secretary of labor since 2021.[3] Before assuming that post, she was the labor commissioner of California,[4] heading California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) under Governor Jerry Brown.[5]

Early life and education[]

Su was born in Wisconsin to Chinese immigrants.[6] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.[7]

Career[]

She is a co-founder of Sweatshop Watch.[8][9] She is a senior fellow of the Jamestown Project.[10] Earlier in her career, Su was the litigation director at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC).[11][12] Su has also worked as a law professor at the UCLA School of Law and Northeastern University School of Law.

In November 2020, Su was named a candidate for secretary of labor in the Biden administration.[13][14] Su's candidacy was opposed by business groups, who cited her oversight of the California unemployment department during the COVID-19 pandemic, which struggled to respond to an influx of calls and billions of dollars of fraudulent claims (which included payments to inmates in the state's prison system), as well as her enforcement of California's controversial employment law, AB 5.[15][16] In early February 2021, Su was offered the role of deputy labor secretary. On February 13, 2021, her nomination was formally submitted to the Senate for confirmation.[17] On July 13, 2021 Su was confirmed to the role by the Senate, in a 50–47 party line vote.[18]

Awards[]

Works[]

  • "Making the Invisible Visible: The Garment Industry's Dirty Laundry" University of Iowa Journal on Gender, Race & Justice (Winter 1997-98)
  • "Critical Coalitions," (with Eric Yamamoto) Critical Race Theory: An Anthology
  • "Workers at the Crossfire: Immigration Enforcement to Preserve Capital," in Unfinished Liberation (Joy James, ed. Colorado University Press 1999)
  • Social Justice: Professionals, Communities and Law (Martha Mahoney, John O. Calmore, Stephanie M. Wildman 2003).

References[]

  1. ^ Schmidt, Bob (September 16, 2011). "Newsmaker: Julie Su". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Kent Wong & Julie Monroe (2006). Sweatshop Slaves: Asian Americans in the Garment Industry. Center for Labor Research AND Education, University of California, Los Angeles. ISBN 9780892150007.
  3. ^ LWDA, State of California, Labor and Workforce Development Agebcy. "Secretary Julie A. Su Bio". labor.ca.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  4. ^ "CCSWG | California Commission on Status of Women and Girls". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  5. ^ "Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  6. ^ Murphy, Katy; Mueller, Eleanor. "California labor secretary in serious contention for Biden Cabinet". Politico PRO. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  7. ^ "Secretary: Julie A. Su | LWDA". Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  8. ^ [1][dead link]
  9. ^ "NMAH Sweatshop Exhibition : Julie Su". Americanhistory.si.edu. 2012-12-17. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  10. ^ "Julie Su". Jamestownproject.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  11. ^ "Women on the Verge of 2000". Ms. Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  12. ^ "Sweatshop Suit: Attorney Julie Su is representing 56 displaced Thai". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  13. ^ "Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet?". The New York Times. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. ^ Yglesias, Matthew (2020-10-15). "Who would Joe Biden pick to fill his Cabinet?". Vox. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  15. ^ "Inside Newsom's new regional shutdown". CalMatters. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  16. ^ "California labor secretary overcomes unemployment complaints, will join Biden administration".
  17. ^ "PN122 — Julie A. Su — Department of Labor". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  18. ^ "PN122 - Nomination of Julie A. Su for Department of Labor, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Patrick Pizzella 		United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
2021–present 		Succeeded by
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