Andrew Puzder
On Feb. 15, 2017 Andrew Puzder withdrew his name from consideration as Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Labor.
Timeline
| 1975 | Police are called to Andrew Puzder's home afters neighbors report hearing him breaking plates and furniture. riverfronttimes.com |
| 1985 | Andrew Puzder's ex-wife alleges he punched her after getting in an accident while driving home from a party, Puzder says in court he doesn't remember punching her but says he did have a minor accident due to him having drank before getting behind the wheel. riverfronttimes.com |
| 1988.05.20 | Court documents are filed showing Andrew Puzder beat his ex-wife so severely that doctors say she sustained "severe and permanent injuries.” politico.com |
| 1988.07.29 | Andrew Puzder's ex-wife files a restraining order against him. politico.com |
| 1989.07.26 | Andrew Puzde is asked while chair of an anti-abortion task force created by the Governor of Missouri if he will resign due to allegations of domestic abuse, he responds that the abuse allegations are being blown out of proportion since things like that, "normally happen." riverfronttimes.com |
| 1990 | Puzder's ex-wife says he threatened her and vowed revenge for going public with allegations of spousal abuse during 1990 episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." politico.com |
| 2004.08.07 | Andrew Puzder pays $9 million to settle lawsuit over refusing to pay employees overtime. articles.latimes.com |
| 2005.09.14 | Andrew Puzder sued and found guilty for discriminating against the physically disabled. clearinghouse.net (See also People with Disabilities) |
| 2010 | The U.S. Department of Labor finds that more than half of Andrew Puzder's restaurants were committing wage violations. bna.com |
| 2010.10.04 | Puzder write a book where he argues that eliminating all government business regulations will create jobs. rawstory.com |
| 2013.09.18 | Andrew Puzder is sued and found guilty for refusing to pay employees overtime again. assets.law360news.com |
| 2014.02.04 | Andrew Puzder is sued and found guilty for allowing sexual harassment to continue in his company and ignoring complaints from victims. bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com |
| 2014.09.19 | Andrew Puzder is sued and found guilty for refusing to follow safety regulations. leagle.com |
| 2015.06.22 | Puzder argues that paying employees overtime, "takes away their sense of self ownership and prestige." thehill.com |
| 2016.12.02 | A source close to Puzder tells Bloomberg BNA that conflicts of interest aren't an issue because 94 percent of CKE's 2,500-some units are franchised. bna.com (See also Conflicts of Interest, Department of Labor) |
| 2016.12.08 | Andrew Puzder is almost certain to approach his job as Labor secretary from the standpoint of an employer of low-wage workers, not as an advocate for those employees. latimes.com (See also Jobs, Department of Labor, Blue-Collar Workers) |
| 2016.12.08 | Trump's pick for Labor Secretary is an outspoken critic of worker protections enacted by the Obama administration and minimum wage. nytimes.com (See also Jobs, Department of Labor, Blue-Collar Workers) |
| 2016.12.09 | National union leaders believe the Trump administration may be the gravest labor crisis in decades. chicagotribune.com (See also Blue-Collar Workers, Department of Labor) |
| 2017.01.10 | Two-thirds of female workers reported harassment at brands owned by CKE Restaurants, run by Trump's pick for Labor Secretary, Andrew Puzder. theguardian.com (See also Department of Labor, Women, Blue-Collar Workers) |
| 2017.01.11 | Former employees of Carl's Jr., Puzder's company, testified today on Capitol Hill, but not at Puzder's confirmation hearing. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) shot down the Democrat request to allow them to testify. m.motherjones.com (See also Department of Labor, Jobs, Alexander Acosta) "I honestly can’t think of anyone less qualified to enforce laws that are supposed to protect employees." |
| 2017.01.18 | Trump's proposed Labor Secretary Is blocking labor advocacy groups on Twitter. buzzfeed.com (See also Department of Labor, Blue-Collar Workers) |
| 2017.02.02 | While Andy Puzder ran Hardee's, its franchisees altered timecards, deducted pay for uniforms and even broke child labor law. huffingtonpost.com (See also First 100 Days, Department of Labor) |
| 2017.02.06 | Trump's Labor Secretary nominee, Andrew Puzder, ran a company that stole wages from 1 in 3 workers. theshriverbrief.org (See also American in Poverty, Blue Collar Workers) |
| 2017.02.06 | Trump's Labor pick Andrew Puzder admits to employing illegal immigrants. cnn.com (See also First 100 Days, Department of Labor) |
| 2017.02.07 | Trump's pick for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, admits he hired an undocumented worker to clean his house. nytimes.com |
| 2017.02.13 | GOP Senators Collins, Murkowski, Scott, and Isakson withdraw support for Labor nominee Andrew Puzder. cnn.com (See also First 100 Days, Department of Labor) |
| 2017.02.15 | Andrew Puzder withdraws from consideration for Labor Secretary after Republicans join Democrats in opposing his nomination. theguardian.com (See also First 100 Days, Department of Labor, Resignations and Dismissals) |
Assessments
Patrick Caldwell – Mother Jones
From Caldwell's Jan. 11, 2017, article:
"Mr. Puzder took a company that I loved and turned it into a business that makes money by stealing from its workers," Laura McDonald, a former 20-year employee at Carl's Jr., told the hearing. "I honestly can't think of anyone less qualified to enforce laws that are supposed to protect employees."