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Trump’s Likely Labor Pick, Andrew Puzder, Is Critic of Minimum Wage Increases
[NYTIMES] President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name Andrew F. Puzder, chief executive of the company that operates the fast food outlets Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. and an outspoken critic of the worker protections enacted by the B.O. regime, to be secretary of labor, people close to the transition said on Thursday.Mr. Puzder has spent his career in the private sector and has opposed efforts to expand eligibility for overtime pay, arguing thon the lam minimum wage increases hurt small businesses and lead to job loss among low-skilled workers. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-09 |
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