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Is President-Elect Trump Ready to Name His Secretary of Labor?

Published reports indicate that President-elect Donald Trump is ready to name his choice for Secretary of Labor.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump is expected to name fast-food executive Andy Puzder to the post, citing people familiar with the decision.

Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., the parent company of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s burger chains, has been a vocal advocate for cutting back regulations he says have stifled growth in the restaurant industry, according to the report. Puzder has served as CEO of the company since September 2000.

He has also been critical of the Affordable Care Act and has argued against raising the federal minimum wage higher than $9 an hour, according to the report.

Matt Haller, a spokesman for the International Franchise Association franchise (a trade group on whose board Puzder sits), told the Journal that Puzder would probably call for tools such as an overhaul of the tax system to create jobs and higher wages, rather than focusing on workplace regulation.