William Spriggs | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Leon Sequeira |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Nayak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Edward Spriggs April 8, 1955 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 2023 (aged 68) Reston, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Jennifer Dover (m. 1985) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Labor economics |
| Institutions | |
William Edward Spriggs (April 8, 1955 – June 6, 2023) was an American economist who was a professor of economics at Howard University, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2012.[1]
Spriggs' work and research focused on workforce discrimination, minimum wage, national and international labor standards, and pay equity.[2] He supported organized labor and liberal economics.[2]
- ^ Casselman, Ben (June 9, 2023). "William E. Spriggs, Economist Who Pushed for Racial Justice, Dies at 68". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "William Spriggs". The Washington Post. July 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.