U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced on January 9 she will step down, but no signs of immediate change to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) policy or pending audits are apparent.
President Barack Obama praised Solis’ term as DOL leader but named no possible successor. “Over her long career in public service—as an advocate for environmental justice in California, state legislator, member of Congress and secretary of Labor—Hilda Solis has been a tireless champion for working families,” Obama said.
Solis sent a letter to employees at the DOL in which she said: “After much discussion with family and close friends, I have decided to begin a new future and return to the people and places I love and that have inspired and shaped my life.”
News accounts report that Solis is expected to run for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.