CEO who said he wants to replace workers with machines could be Trump's next labor secretary
Andrew Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, is in the running to serve as secretary of labor in President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet, The New York Times reports, citing an anonymous transition official.
Puzder, who runs the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, supported Trump during his campaign, praising him as a "pragmatic centrist" and "negotiator." Puzder also served as one of the candidate's economic advisers.
Another frontrunner for the job is Victoria A. Lipnic, who is a commissioner of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Puzder is a vocal opponent of raising the minimum wage and of the Affordable Care Act, arguing that the policies result in lower employment rates.
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