Garrett Buttrey

Garrett Buttrey is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Labor under Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling. He previously served as Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor for the Wage and Hour Division where he provided counsel to Wage and Hour Administrator Andrew Rogers on policy development, regulatory guidance, enforcement, and other matters before the Agency. Before joining the Trump Administration in 2025, Garrett served as Senior Policy Counsel and then Chief Counsel of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. In the Senate, he provided strategic counsel to the Chairman as he developed the Committee’s labor policy agenda, conducted oversight, and managed nominations. Garrett began his career in the private sector as a litigator representing clients in labor and employment matters, including wage and hour issues, employment discrimination litigation, collective bargaining, and grievance arbitration. He also served as an adjunct professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.

Garrett is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.