Andrew Puzder, the chief executive since 2000 of CKE — which owns Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr., and other fast-food companies — is now in line to become the country’s next labor secretary.

WASHINGTON -- Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder acknowledged Tuesday that he had employed a housekeeper who wasn’t authorized to work in the U.S., as the Senate’s top Republican came to ...

Puzder, who runs the parent company of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., is an opponent of rules that would expand overtime eligibility and a fierce critic of the campaign to raise the minimum wage to ...

Update, 2/15: Andrew Puzder has withdrawn his nomination as labor secretary amid a range of concerns, including his position on labor issues, his employment of an undocumented immigrant, and his ...

NASHVILLE — Andrew Puzder, a business leader known for his corporate turnarounds as well as his outspoken opposition to a minimum wage hike and support for regulatory reform, was tapped Thursday ...

Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination Wednesday to be secretary of labor after Senate Republicans informed the White House that he lacked the votes to be confirmed.

Andrew Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, would be a fine choice to head a government agency responsible for looking out for millionaires. Instead, he’s been tapped by President-elect Donald ...

WASHINGTON -- In a blow to President Donald Trump as he tries to assemble his administration, his nominee for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his name from consideration on Wednesday, Feb ...

Andrew Puzder, Donald Trump’s embattled pick for secretary of labor, has tapped out. As it became increasingly obvious Wednesday that his nomination would die on the Senate floor, the fast food ...

News; Business; Fast food CEO Andrew Puzder withdraws as nominee for labor secretary Feb. 15, 2017 Updated Wed., Feb. 15, 2017 at 12:53 p.m. Updated Wed., Feb. 15 ...

In a 1990 episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” the ex-wife of labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder alleged that her husband had abused her, telling the television host that Puzder had ...

Andrew Puzder withdrew Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s labor secretary nominee as controversy deepened over his personal life and private sector background. Puzder had been scheduled for a ...