You've repeated that a number of times, so I hope to have. Your commitment to aggressively pursue enforcement against employers that deny workers the wages they've earned or fail to provide safe working conditions. The Department of Labor plays a critical role in protecting workers rights, including ensuring workers get the back pay they are owed and investigations into allegations of child labor law violations. If confirmed, I look forward to working with you to make sure that the department has the resources to do this important work. (04:03–04:19)
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Asserts that the Department of Labor is responsible for protecting workers' rights, including back pay and child labor law investigations.
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