Patricia A. Shiu
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Patricia Ann Shiu is the current Director of Federal Contract Compliance
from 2009 to today during the administration of Barack Obama
. Prior to joining the Department of Labor, Shiu worked as Vice President for Programs at the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center in San Francisco. She worked there for 26 years. Shiu also worked as an associate at the law firm of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro.
In 1982, Shiu received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and in 1979, her B.A. in Political Economy of Industrialized States from the University of California, Berkeley
. Born in Chicgao, she is half Chinese and half Irish, and is the daughter of Joan Pierce Shiu and Mr. Shiu.
’s Civil Rights Reviewing Authority.
, NAPABA, and AABA.
She has received numerous honors for her work including the California Women’s Law Center’s 2002 Abby J. Leibman Pursuit of Justice Award and the Pacific Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition’s 2002 Woman Warrior Award. In 2009 she was recognized by the Asian American Law Society with its Joe Morozumi Lifetime Achievement Award' for her "spirit of uncomprising legal advocacy in matters of conscience."
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. OFCCP is responsible for ensuring that employers doing business with the Federal government comply with the laws and regulations requiring nondiscrimination...
from 2009 to today during the administration of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. Prior to joining the Department of Labor, Shiu worked as Vice President for Programs at the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center in San Francisco. She worked there for 26 years. Shiu also worked as an associate at the law firm of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro.
In 1982, Shiu received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and in 1979, her B.A. in Political Economy of Industrialized States from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Born in Chicgao, she is half Chinese and half Irish, and is the daughter of Joan Pierce Shiu and Mr. Shiu.
Background
As an attorney, Shiu specialized in employment discrimination and family and medical leave cases. While at the Legal Aid Society, Shiu served as the director of the Society’s Work and Family Project. In 1993, Shiu was appointed to the Department of EducationUnited States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
’s Civil Rights Reviewing Authority.
Awards and honors
Shiu has been the Treasurer for the Board of the National Employment Lawyers Association; a past president of the California Women Lawyers; a board member for California Rural Legal AssistanceCalifornia Rural Legal Assistance
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. is a 501 non-profit legal and political advocacy group that promotes the interests of migrant laborers and the rural poor. The organization provides legal assistance in the areas of housing and eviction, public benefits, and educational access...
, NAPABA, and AABA.
She has received numerous honors for her work including the California Women’s Law Center’s 2002 Abby J. Leibman Pursuit of Justice Award and the Pacific Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition’s 2002 Woman Warrior Award. In 2009 she was recognized by the Asian American Law Society with its Joe Morozumi Lifetime Achievement Award' for her "spirit of uncomprising legal advocacy in matters of conscience."