R. Alexander Acosta, Labor Secretary (CSPAN/Screenshot)
R. Alexander Acosta was confirmed on Thursday by the U.S. Senate to head the Labor Department.
Acosta, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board and dean of the Florida International University College of Law in Miami, was nominated in mid-February by President Donald Trump to be labor secretary.
The Senate confirmed Acosta by a 60-38 vote.
(Reporting By Amanda Becker; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)
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