Andrew Puzder withdraws as a labor secretary nominee

Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as President Donald Trump's choice for labor secretary, a dramatic decision caused by a GOP revolt that claimed the first Cabinet nominee of the new administration.

Puzder, the CEO of the company that owns the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast food chains, faced fierce opposition mostly from Democrats in part related to his position on labor issues as well as the fact that he employed an undocumented immigrant housekeeper....
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Trump's Labor Nominee Employed Undocumented Immigrant (The Atlantic)

President Trump's nominee for labor secretary—already stalled in the Senate—disclosed that his family employed an undocumented immigrant. ...
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Trump's Labor Pick Faces Slew Of Legal Complaints From Fast-Food Workers

President Trump's nominee to be the next Labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, runs a fast-food empire. Now, as he awaits his confirmation hearings, current and former workers of CKE Restaurants — which operates chains like Carl's Jr. and Hardee's — are filing complaints alleging employment-law violations at his company....
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The new secretary of labor doesn't just hate labor—he has it in for human beings

You might expect Donald Trump to appoint an EPA chief who hates the environment, a secretary of education who hates public schools, and a dingo to watch over your baby. But Trump’s choice for secretary of labor goes beyond just hating unions and hating the minimum wage. He hates people....
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