DOL Officials Exposed to Virus During White House-Led Interviews

A team of Labor Department senior political leaders is now quarantining after being exposed to the novel coronavirus during interviews with White House staffers this week, four sources with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg Law.

The DOL officials, including at least three subagency heads, participated in meetings July 8 with representatives from the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and later were sent home to quarantine when it was learned that someone who took part in the sessions had later tested positive for the virus, the sources said. The four sources were all briefed on the matter and spoke ...