White House Withdraws Leon Rodriguez's Nomination to WHD

Without explanation, the White House has withdrawn its nomination of Leon Rodriguez to be the Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). Rodriguez was nominated to fill the WHD’s top position in December 2010 after Obama’s first nominee, Lorelei Boylan, withdrew from the confirmation process in October 2009. According to information provided by the White House, Leon Rodriguez serves as Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Staff in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he oversees the operations of the Division and leads its work on immigration and national origin-related civil rights matters.

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