US Senate confirms Indian-American Seema Nanda as solicitor for labour division

The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American Seema Nanda because the solicitor for the Department of Labour.

A former CEO of the Democratic National Committee who additionally served within the Department of Labour in the course of the Obama Administration, Seema Nanda was confirmed by the Senate with 53-46 votes on Wednesday.Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus chair Judy Chu applauded the Senate vote.ALSO READ | Biden to be sworn in as US President on Jan 20, here is a take a look at Indian-Americans in his administration “I am thrilled to congratulate Seema Nanda on her confirmation to serve as Solicitor for the Department of Labour. Whether it’s risks from coronavirus, rising temperatures from climate change, or unscrupulous employers, workers continue to face difficult challenges every day,” she mentioned.This is why it’s so important that President Joe Biden selected any individual with Seema Nanda’s expertise because the Solicitor of Labour, she mentioned.“Her office will play a central role in fighting legal battles and challenges. With experience as the deputy solicitor and chief of staff at the Department of Labor under Secretary Tom Perez, I know that Seema will be a champion for workers’ rights and vulnerable communities from the very start,” Chu mentioned.Seema Nanda served as chief of employees, deputy chief of employees and deputy solicitor on the US Department of Labour within the Obama-Biden administration.Earlier, she spent over 15 years in varied roles as a labour and employment lawyer, largely in authorities service.Seema Nanda led the now named Office of Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division the place she served as a supervisor lawyer within the Division of Advice on the National Labour Relations Board, and labored as an affiliate in personal observe in Seattle.After the Obama-Biden administration, Seema Nanda led the Democratic National Committee because the CEO and served because the COO and govt vice chairman on the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.Seema Nanda is presently a fellow at Harvard Law School’s Labour and Worklife Programme.She grew up in Connecticut and is a graduate of Brown University and Boston College Law School.