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title: "CNBC: Andy Puzder Withdraws Nomination for Labor Secretary: Reports"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2af7b811-a938-47cb-bf74-c74ef2860195
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-andy-puzder-withdraws-nomination-for-labor-secretary-reports-10371
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Operations"]
published: 2017-02-15T20:15:29.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:41.299Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e4b0f72f83e938a2712210f1253d5ee68426.jpg
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# CNBC: Andy Puzder Withdraws Nomination for Labor Secretary: Reports

**TL;DR:** Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, is expected to withdraw his nomination for Labor Secretary due to opposition from Republicans in the Senate. Puzder's path to confirmation has been filled with challenges since Trump picked him for the Cabinet post.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-02-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-andy-puzder-withdraws-nomination-for-labor-secretary-reports-10371).*

## Story

Andy Puzder, the chief executive behind CKE Restaurants, is expected to withdraw from consideration for Labor secretary. The move comes as President Trump’s nominee continues to face opposition from Republicans in the Senate.

Puzder’s path to confirmation has been filled with challenges since Trump picked him for the Cabinet post. Democrats pointed to his remarks about replacing fast food workers with robots and alleged wage violations at some CKE restaurants to argue that he would not protect workers. His statements on immigration and the fact that he hired an undocumented immigrant as a house worker then opened him up to criticism from some Republicans. But it’s his ex-wife Lisa Fierstein’s abuse allegations from 1990 that have created the biggest waves of dissension.

Puzder’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was originally set for Thursday. However, Puzder’s confirmation process was previously delayed because he failed to submit required ethics and financial paperwork.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Donald Trump (person)
- CKE Restaurants (company)
- labor secretary (topic)
- Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (regulator)
- confirmation hearing (topic)
- senate opposition (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-andy-puzder-withdraws-nomination-for-labor-secretary-reports-10371). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2af7b811-a938-47cb-bf74-c74ef2860195).