In a move hailed by organized labor, Governor Jerry Brown named civil rights attorney Julie Su to the post of labor commissioner in February 2011. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Su was the long-time litigation director for the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and the lead counsel in a 1995 federal lawsuit targeting retailers and manufacturers accused of using forced-labor garment workers.
In her nearly 18 months as labor commissioner, Su has expanded her division’s work with federal and local authorities while focusing on hot-button issues like car wash operators’ practices and heat-related workplace injuries. She raised eyebrows in February when she created a unit of armed peace officers to investigate criminal violations of the Labor Code.
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