HR Policy Association Statement on Confirmation of DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – HR Policy Association (HRPA) President and CEO, Timothy J. Bartl, released the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor: 

 “America’s Chief HR Officers and HR Policy Association members congratulate Secretary Chavez-DeRemer on her confirmation by the U.S. Senate. We appreciate the Secretary's solid understanding of policies impacting the workforce and workplaces through her service on the House Education and the Workforce and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees. We are eager to collaborate on policies that promote a future-ready workforce and dynamic and innovative workplaces.  

On behalf of the chief human resource officers of nearly 400 of the largest private sector employers globally, we look forward to continuing our long-standing collaboration with the Department of Labor and working with Secretary DeRemer and her team to foster business success and workforce opportunity.” 

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HR Policy Association is the lead organization representing chief human resource officers of major employers. The Association consists of nearly 400 of the largest corporations doing business in the United States and globally, and these employers are represented in the organization by their most senior human resource executive. Collectively, their companies employ more than 11 million employees in the United States, over nine percent of the private sector workforce, and 20 million employees worldwide. They have a combined market capitalization of more than $8 trillion. These senior corporate officers participate in the Association because of their commitment to improving the direction of human resource policy. Their objective is to use the combined power of the membership to act as a positive influence to better public policy, the HR marketplace, and the human resource profession. For more information visit www.hrpolicy.org.