WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of Randel Johnson as the Chair of the Administrative Review Board. The board issues agency decisions in cases arising from worker protection laws, including whistleblower and public contract laws.From August 2020 to 2022, Johnson served as an ARB judge and later as an academic fellow at Cornell Law School and as a distinguished lecturer at Syracuse College of Law. He was formerly partner with the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP and was based in Washington, D.C.In addition to his time with the department’s ARB, Johnson has also served as labor counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Education and Workforce Committee and worked as senior vice president for Labor Immigration & Employee Benefits at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  “Returning to the U.S. Department of Labor is truly an honor,” Johnson said. “As chair of its Administrative Review Board, I am committed to ensuring justice is done by rendering legally correct and well-reasoned appellate decisions and treating those who come before the board fairly and impartially while concurrently managing resources as efficiently as possible.”A graduate of the University of Maryland Law School, Judge Johnson holds a Master of Laws from the Georgetown University Law Center and a Graduate Certificate from Harvard University’s Senior Managers in Government Program. He is a member of the Maryland, District of Columbia, and various federal bars, and a member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Johnson cites his work supporting the enactments of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Congressional Accountability Act which, for the first time, extended private sector employment laws to the Congress, as bookend achievements of his time on Capitol Hill.