Jessica Looman
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Jessica Looman | |
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| Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 Acting: January 20, 2021 – October 26, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Stanton |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) University of Minnesota (JD) |
Jessica Looman is an American attorney and government official who is the administrator of the Wage and Hour Division.
Education
[edit]Looman earned a Bachelor of Art degree in politics and government from George Washington University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School.[1]
Career
[edit]From 2001 to 2011, Looman worked as the general counsel for the Laborers District Council of Minnesota and North Dakota. Looman joined the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry in 2011, serving as assistant commissioner until 2014 and deputy commissioner from 2014 to 2017.[2] From 2017 to 2019, she served as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce. She worked as the executive director of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council from 2017 to 2021 and joined the United States Department of Labor in 2021 as the principal deputy administrator of the Wage and Hour Division.[3][4] After David Weil's nomination for administrator was defeated, President Biden nominated Looman instead to the position; she was confirmed by the Senate in October 2023.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "State officials gearing up for wage, work changes". MPR News. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Principal Deputy Administrator Jessica Looman | U.S. Department of Labor". www.dol.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Moderate Dems hand Biden his first nomination vote defeat". POLITICO. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Senate Confirms Looman as DOL Wage and Hour Administrator - Jackson Lewis". www.jacksonlewis.com. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2024-06-20.