CABINET/IMMIGRATION/LABOR/ANDREW PUZDER: "Andy Puzder, President Trump’s nominee for Labor secretary, admitted to employing a housekeeper who was an immigrant in the U.S. illegally, raising another potential problem for his confirmation amid Democratic criticism of his treatment of workers.
'My wife and I employed a housekeeper for a few years, during which I was unaware that she was not legally permitted to work in the U.S.,' Puzder said in a written statement provided by a spokesman.
'When I learned of her status, we immediately ended her employment and offered her assistance in getting legal status. We have fully paid back taxes to the IRS and the state of California,' said Puzder, who is chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc., the Carpinteria-based parent of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast-food chains."
– “Labor nominee Puzder admits to employing a housekeeper who was in the U.S. illegally,” The Los Angeles Times online, Feb. 2, 2017, Jim Puzzanghera, 2/2/2017