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Labor Secretary Alexander Acostas exit paves the way for longtime GOP government official and management ally Patrick Pizzella to become acting labor secretary.Pizzella, a former lobbying partner of disgraced business lobbyist Jack Abramoff, is seen by associates on Capitol Hill as a harder-charging advocate for industry interests and someone who is more inclined than the cautious Acosta to rapidly reverse Obama-era policies that favored certain workers and unions.
I think we will see a quicker pace of change, and I am more confident that the Wage and Hour Division will complete its work on the overtime exemption, regular rate, and joint employment regulations, said Tammy McCutchen, a former GOP Wage and Hour chief and current attorney for businesses. Shes referring to a trio of recently issued proposed rules that are a high priority for businesses. The rules would clarify whos eligible for overtime pay, what types of compensation qualify for overtime time-and-a-half wages, and would narrow corporations shared liability with affiliated businesses for pay violations.
Acosta, a veteran government lawyer who faced criticism for stalling business-favored policies by diving into the weeds on the departments legal matters, now passes the baton to Pizzella to lead a sprawling agency with a $12 billion budget. The Labor Department is responsible for overseeing job training programs, auditing labor union finances, enforcing worker pay and safety laws, and combating forced labor. Pizzella was a senior DOL official for nearly all eight years of the George W. Bush presidency.
Pizzella arrives at a critical juncture for the Labor Department, which is trying to finalize a number of regulatory initiatives before the end of President Trumps first term. The Trump administration and business community lobbyists want those agenda items finished by early next year, so that theyre harder to undo if a Democrat unseats Trump in 2020.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/harder-charging-patrick-pizzella-takes-labor-reins-from-acosta
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)he is inevitably replaced with someone worse.
wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)unbelievable...wonder what skeletons this idiot has in his closet (they all seem to have those too!)...
Andy823
(11,495 posts)when he replaces one scumbag, the replacement has to be worse than the person they are replacing. The scummier the better!
lunasun
(21,646 posts)him and that many union members do, but ask for trump to please pay more attention to union labor and their issues.
OK union trump sheep you got your wish from him just not what you expected!
plus now ALL the labor policies that Obama, who they disliked, worked for will be at more risk and hard to restore with this guy working harder for trump not just union concerns
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Yeah, the Trump administration seems to be a bottomless pit of shifty individuals, and getting rid of one moves someone even worse up the ladder. My strategy is called "next man up," and it swings into action when some formerly too-low-on-the-totem-pole factotum gets sufficiently above his station to draw some attention.
Let's get after Pizzella and keep Needy Amin occupied with defending another indefensible appointee.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)and #2 got moved up until they got him too.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Fortunately, we seem to be a bit more organized and effective than the Bush administration when it comes to getting undesireables out of circulation. (I know! I can't believe I said that, either, but it appears to be a true #sciencefact!)