Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor
Headline: Establishes Succession Order for Department of Labor Leaders
What it does: The order directs the listed Labor Department officers to act as Secretary in the specified order if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary are unavailable.
- Clarifies who leads the Department of Labor if top officials are incapacitated.
- Bars officials serving in acting roles from becoming Acting Secretary.
- Revokes the previous succession order, Executive Order 10513.
Summary
This order establishes who will serve as Acting Secretary of Labor if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or cannot perform their duties. It lists the named officers in a specific order, starting with the Solicitor of Labor and several Assistant Secretaries.
The officers named include the Solicitor and Assistant Secretaries responsible for administration, policy, congressional affairs, employment and training, standards, pensions, safety and health, public affairs, veterans' employment, and disability employment policy.
It also bars individuals serving in those offices in an acting capacity from becoming Acting Secretary and revokes Executive Order 10513.
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