On April 20, 2026, it was announced that Secretary Chavez-DeRemer would be leaving the administration to take a position in the private sector. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said Keith Sonderling, currently the deputy labor secretary, would take on the role of the department’s acting head.
Chavez-DeRemer had been the subject of a Labor Department inspector general probe following allegations of inappropriate interactions with a DOL staffer and other workplace infractions.
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