Laura Fortman
Laura A. Fortman | |
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Fortman at U.S. Department of Labor signing ceremony in 2014 | |
| Maine Commissioner of Labor | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2019 | |
| Governor | Janet Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Education | B.A. history, University of New Hampshire M.A. leadership, Northeastern University |
| Occupation | Deputy administrator, Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor |
| Known for | Executive director, Maine Women's Lobby, 1993–2003 Commissioner, Maine Department of Labor, 2003–2011 |
| Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame, 2007 |
| Website | www |
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Laura A. Fortman (born 1954) is an American government employee, non-profit executive, and women's rights activist. Since 2013 she has served as deputy administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the United States Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. Previously she was commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor, and executive director of the Frances Perkins Center, the Maine Women's Lobby, and the Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center of Augusta. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2007.