January 14, 2017

The CEO of a chain that underpays and mistreats workers is about to lead the Labor Department

https://thinkprogress.org/puzder-labor-abuses-f235d772bc8c#.6e45x9pxp
"The official mission of the Labor Department is to “improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.” But if Puzder is confirmed to run the agency, he will be in charge of enforcing a host of laws his own company has broken, in addition to other policies he has publicly opposed."