Eugene Scalia | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 28th United States Secretary of Labor | |
| In office September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Patrick Pizzella |
| Preceded by | Alexander Acosta |
| Succeeded by | Marty Walsh |
| 25th United States Solicitor of Labor | |
| In office January 11, 2002 – January 17, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Henry Solano |
| Succeeded by | Howard M. Radzely |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1963 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Patricia Larsen (m. 1993) |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | Antonin Scalia (father) Maureen McCarthy (mother) |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Eugene Scalia (born August 14, 1963) is an American lawyer and former government official.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the second child of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, he attended the University of Virginia and the University of Chicago Law School.
He entered government as an aide to William J. Bennett, the U.S. Secretary of Education. From 1992 to 1993, he served as Special Assistant to U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr.[1]
In 2000, his firm, Gibson Dunn, represented George W. Bush before the U.S. Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore.
Eugene Scalia later served in the Bush administration, having been appointed U.S Solicitor of Labor.
During his career in private practice, Scalia defended corporations such as Boeing and Walmart. He also challenged the Dodd-Frank banking law on behalf of Wall Street firms.[2]
From 2019 to 2021, he served as U.S. Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration.[3] At the end of the Trump presidency, he returned to Gibson Dunn.[4]
In 2024, hours after the FTC issued a ban on workers non-compete, Scalia challenged the rule.[5]
He was described by The New York Times as "a skilled lawyer with a broadly conservative, pro-business and anti-regulatory agenda".[6]
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- ^ Eugene Scalia Leads Business’ Push Against Agency Rulemaking, Bloomberg.com, Justin Wise, Rebecca Rainey, 2024
- ^ Sommer, Jeff (August 21, 2020). "How 2 Labor Dept. Rules Can Undermine Your Retirement Plans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2021.