Biden Taps Miami Politician to Oversee DOL’s Jobless Aid Arm (1)

President Joe Biden will nominate José Javier Rodríguez, a union attorney and former Florida state senator, to head the U.S. Labor Department agency that oversees the federal-state unemployment insurance system and other programs supporting struggling workers.

Rodríguez, a Miami Democrat who lost his re-election bid last year by a few dozen votes, will be nominated to lead DOL’s Employment and Training Administration, an agency with a critical role in helping the economy rebound from damage caused by the pandemic, the White House said Friday. His selection was first reported by Bloomberg Law.

If confirmed by the Senate, Rodríguez could bring ...