The Counsel for Ethics and her team are part of the Office of Legal Counsel, a division of the Solicitor’s Office at the Department of Labor. The Ethics team is responsible for providing advice to all Department of Labor employees regarding conflict of interest statutes, ethics regulations, Hatch Act and related laws and departmental policies. In addition, the Ethics team oversees the Department’s financial disclosure program (both Public and Confidential) and the ethics training program. 

There are four major summaries of the rules that we recommend employees become familiar with:

If you have any questions about these materials, or if you need advice not addressed by these documents, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Request for Public Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE Form 201)

Ethics Pledge Waivers

Bart Sheard - Waiver

Agency Ethics Officials

Seema Nanda   
Solicitor of Labor   
Designated Agency Ethics Official 

Peter J. Constantine    
Associate Solicitor for Legal Counsel    
Alternate Designated Ethics Official    
Constantine.Peter.J@dol.gov    
202-693-5505

Sabrina A. Gray     
Counsel for Ethics     
Gray.Sabrina.A@dol.gov     
202-674-4896

Vanessa Myers     
Senior Ethics Attorney     
Myers.Vanessa.J@dol.gov     
202-693-5702

Torri K. Azbite     
Ethics Program Manager     
(202) 528-7400     
Azbite.Torri.K@dol.gov

LaShanda Whaley     
Ethics Attorney     
Whaley.LaShanda.R@dol.gov  
202-693-5489

Sean Conlen     
Ethics Attorney     
Conlen.Sean.P@dol.gov     
202-693-5694

Andrew Welz     
Ethics Attorney     
Welz.Andrew.J@dol.gov     
202-693-4421