Su Says DOL ‘Not Backing Down’ After High Court Axed Chevron

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su said the US Labor Department will press forward with rules and policies in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s ruling last month dealing a blow to federal agencies’ power.

“The short answer is yes,” Su said Wednesday when asked if she was concerned about the high court’s June 28 ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which eliminated a decades-old doctrine that required courts to defer to agency interpretations of unclear laws.

“We’ve had a number of, frankly, shocking decisions from the Supreme Court of late that are stripping away the rights of workers, ...