Julie A. Su, an American lawyer who was born on February 19, 1969, has held the position of deputy secretary of labour for the United States since 2021.
She formerly held the positions of California Labor Secretary under Governor Gavin Newsom and Director of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) under Governor Jerry Brown.
Since Marty Walsh, the previous secretary of labour, resigned on March 11, 2023, she has been filling in for him. President Joe Biden formally nominated Su to fill the post in February 2023.
What religion and ethnicity is Julie Su?
Her mother is from China and her father is from Taiwan.
Su served as the case’s principal counsel. El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case. Su successfully developed a legal theory that held manufacturers accountable for wage theft, as well as the operators who really held the garment workers prisoner.
Su served as the primary attorney for the civil action launched by the El Monte textile workers.
She and other activists also asked for the employees to be granted visas through a program for people who assist the government in criminal prosecutions so that they may remain in the country. As a result, the T-Visa for victims of human trafficking was developed.
