WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced five political appointees for the Wage and Hour Division, including an acting administrator and four policy advisors. The team will help Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling put the American worker first by carrying out the division’s critical mission to promote and achieve compliance with labor standards that protect and enhance the welfare of the nation's workforce. Donald M. Harrison III began serving as acting administrator of the division on April 1, 2025. Before joining the department, Don held several positions with the Alabama Department of Workforce, formerly the Alabama Department of Labor, including general counsel and deputy secretary. Prior to serving in Alabama’s state government, Don worked for nine years as an attorney in private law practice in Birmingham. Don has a B.S. from Auburn University and holds a J.D. from University of Alabama School of Law.Caroline Brown serves as a senior policy advisor. Prior to this appointment, Caroline spent her career at Fisher & Phillips LLP where she developed expertise in federal and state wage laws. She received her B.S. from the University of Florida and her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University. W. Glenn Viers serves as a senior policy advisor. From Atlanta, Glenn previously provided legal advice as the vice president & general counsel of the Hillstone Restaurant Group Inc. for more than three decades, overseeing wage and hour, OSHA, EEO compliance, and governmental affairs. He began his legal career practicing labor and employment law with Alston & Bird LLP after clerking for Hon. J. L. Edmondson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta. He received his J.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Law.Garrett Buttrey serves as a senior policy advisor. Before joining the department, he was chief counsel of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and practiced law in the private sector, focusing on labor and employment matters. He received his B.A. from the University of Tennessee and J.D. from George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School.Dana M. Deason, PHR, SHRM-CP serves as a policy advisor. She has over twenty years of experience in the private sector. Before joining the department, she held several senior management positions with Arkansas-based transportation companies, focusing on labor relations and human resources compliance. She received her B.A. from Westminster College.