Sixty-six percent of women employed at restaurants owned by Andrew Puzder, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary, reported being sexually harassed at work — significantly higher than the national average for female fast food restaurant workers, which is 40 percent.
Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) United conducted the poll and publicized the results in a report called “Secretary of Labor Violations: The Low Road Business Model of CKE Restaurants, Inc.’s Andrew Puzder,” which was released on January 10.
“Workers at CKE restaurants have spoken of extensive wage and hour violations and excessive rates of sexually harassing behavior from guests and customers associated with a brand that has sought to sexualize women as a hamburger-marketing tool,” the report states. “These findings call into question the viability of Andrew Puzder for the role of the nation’s Secretary of Labor.”
