Julie Su

On February 10, 2021, Su was nominated by President Biden to be the Deputy Secretary of Labor under Secretary Marty Walsh. Asian-American leaders, including members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, had lobbied the Biden Administration to appoint her as Deputy Secretary after she wasn't chosen to lead the department.

The Senate HELP Committee held hearings on Su's nomination on March 16, 2021. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on April 21, 2021. On July 13, 2021, Su was confirmed to the role by the Senate, in a 50–47 vote.

In November 2020, Su was named as a potential candidate to serve as Secretary of Labor in the Biden administration. Su's prospective candidacy was opposed by business groups and congressional Republicans, who referenced her leadership of California's unemployment agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, when millions of applicants had their claims delayed or frozen, while up to $31 billion was sent to fraudulent claimants (including to criminals belonging to national and international crime rings and inmates in the state's prison system). Opposition also centered on her enforcement of California's controversial employment law, AB 5.

Julie A. Su (born February 19, 1969) is an American attorney who has served as United States deputy secretary of labor since 2021. Before assuming that post, she was the California Labor Secretary, serving under Governor Gavin Newsom, and headed California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) under Governor Jerry Brown.