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Victoria Lipnic
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| Victoria Lipnic | |
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| Organization: | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| Role: | Commissioner |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Education: | •Allegheny College (B.A., political science and history) •George Mason University School of Law (J.D.)[1] |
| Website: | Official website |
Victoria Lipnic is the commissioner for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency that enforces the numerous anti-discrimination laws throughout the country. During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Lipnic was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration. Politico reported that Lipnic was being considered for labor secretary.[2]
Career
Early career
In the 1980s, Victoria Lipnic began her career under Ronald Reagan as a special assistant for business liaison to former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Malcolm Baldrige.[1] Lipnic then served the U.S. Postal Service for six years as an in-house attorney on issues regarding labor and employment.[1] Shortly thereafter, she served the U.S. House as the Workforce Policy Counsel for the Republican-led members of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.[1]
U.S. Department of Labor
- See also: U.S. Department of Labor
Between 2002 and 2009, Victoria Lipnic was the assistant secretary of labor for employment standards for the U.S. Department of Labor under George W. Bush.[3][1][4] She was tasked with overseeing the "Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance programs, the Office of Workers' Compensation programs, and the Office of Labor Management Standards."[1]
While with the Department of Labor, Lipnic worked on revising overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act regulations for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).[3]
Legal career
In 2009, Lipnic joined the Washington, D.C.-based legal firm, Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Her area of expertise with the firm was in employment law and policy.[1][3]
| Possible Trump appointee (first term) |
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| During the 2016 presidential transition of power, Lipnic was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in Donald Trump's (R) first term. |
Full list of possible appointees |
See also: Donald Trump's Cabinet, 2025 |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Lipnic has been a commissioner with the EEOC since 2010. She had been appointed to the position by President Barack Obama (D).[5] Her term as commissioner ended in 2015, but Obama re-appointed her for a second term, which the U.S. Senate confirmed.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Ronald Reagan
- George W. Bush
- Barack Obama
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Donald Trump potential high-level administration appointments
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EECO), "Victoria Lipnic," accessed November 22, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Meet Trump's Cabinet-in-waiting," November 9, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Seyfarth Shaw LLP, "Seyfarth Shaw’s Victoria A. Lipnic Appointed as EEOC Commissioner," March 29, 2010
- ↑ The Atlantic, "What Trump’s Secretary of Labor Could Do," November 15, 2016
- ↑ The National Law Journal, "Contender for Labor Secretary Has Deep GOP Ties," November 14, 2016
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