Julie Su is the U.S. Secretary of Labor. Before assuming this post, she served as California Labor Secretary and also has headed California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. She is a nationally recognized expert on workers’ rights and civil rights. Suhas dedicated her legal career to serving marginalized communities. In 1995, she served as lead counsel in a federal lawsuit that held brand name clothing manufacturers responsible for utilizing slave labor for their goods. The case involved 80 Thai garment workers who worked under armed guard in a California sweatshop. She succeeded in recovering $4 million in monetary compensation for the workers, who were largely women. She is a recipient of the 2019 ABA Margaret Brent Award.