Management Lawyer Joins DOL as First Wage-Hour Political Hire

Sept. 18, 2017, 7:41 PM UTC

Management-side attorney Keith Sonderling has joined the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division as a senior policy adviser, according to an e-mail sent to DOL staff obtained by Bloomberg News.

Sonderling is the first political appointee for the agency, which regulates and enforces minimum wage and overtime rules. Prior to his appointment, he was practicing law as a shareholder in the Gunster Law Firm in West Palm Beach, Fla. His practice focused on defending employers in labor and employment cases, and he also helped defrauded EB-5 immigration investors, according to a bio (since taken down) on the firm’s website.

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