Hilda Solis will be the nominee for labor secretary . In Department of Labor civil rights division , he had been involved in high-profile cases . He will replace Thomas Perez , who resigned in 2002 to 2006 . President Barack Obama on Monday will announce Thomas E. Perez , U.S. assistant attorney general heading the Justice Department 's civil rights division , as his nominee for the next secretary of the Department of Labor , according to a White House official . He was a prosecutor and elected official in Massachusetts .
Hilda Solis will be the nominee for labor secretary . In Department of Labor civil rights division , he had been involved in high-profile cases . He will replace Thomas Perez , who resigned in 2002 to 2006 . He was a prosecutor and elected official in Massachusetts .