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Nomination of William M. Otter To Be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division

June 09, 1981

The President today announced his intention to nominate William M. Otter to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

Mr. Otter is an attorney and has been in private practice for 19 years, mostly involved in negotiating collective bargaining contracts with labor unions. He served as a consultant and analyst to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 1971- 76. In 1968-71 Mr. Otter was director, Department of Labor, State of Kentucky.

Mr. Otter was graduated from Washington & Lee University (A.B., 1946), University of Louisville (J.D., 1948), and University of Michigan Law School (J.S.D., A.B.D., 1952-53). He is married, has four children, and resides in Prospect, Ky. He was born April 2, 1923, in Louisville, Ky.

Ronald Reagan, Nomination of William M. Otter To Be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/246848

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