Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be stepping down from her cabinet post to take a position in the private sector, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung announced on social media Monday evening.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector. She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their…
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) April 20, 2026
🚨 JUST IN: Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is LEAVING the administration for a private sector job — White House
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 20, 2026
"She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to… pic.twitter.com/RPlWHyI25r
It’s confirmed: Lori Chavez-DeRemer has stepped down as U.S. Labor Secretary https://t.co/zAB45LqirK
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 20, 2026
It’s confirmed: Lori Chavez-DeRemer has stepped down as U.S. Labor Secretary https://t.co/zAB45LqirK
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“She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives,” Cheung said of Chavez-DeRemer in the announcement of her departure.
Chavez-DeRemer has not announced which private sector entity that she has accepted a position with. Her sudden departure means that Keith Sonderling, who previously served as the Deputy Secretary of Labor, will step up to lead the department as the Acting Secretary of Labor in the interim.
The Department of Labor will now become the second department to be guided under temporary leadership after former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s departure reassignment earlier this month.
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