Labor

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About 50 fast food workers protest the nomination of former Hardees CEO Andrew Puzder to lead the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, outside the current headquarters of the fast food chain in downtown St. Louis. Fast food workers claim Puzder is unfit for the position because of his policies toward employees as Hardees boss. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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FILE - This Jan. 7, 2017 file photo shows director Ava DuVernay at the 2017 Film Independent Filmmaker Grant and Spirit Award Nominees Brunch in West Hollywood, Calif. A new study finds that just 7 percent of the 250 highest-grossing films of 2016 were directed by women. In recent years, gender inequality in Hollywood has drawn increased scrutiny, including an ongoing investigation by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

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Employees leave on East Highway Street in front of McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing after a possible explosion Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Dodge Center, Minn. (Andrew Link/Rochester Post Bulletin via AP)

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Law enforcement surround the Alabama Credit Union on reports of a hostage standoff in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, told al.com that a gunman entered the building and took the employees inside hostage. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com via AP)

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Law enforcement surround the Alabama Credit Union on reports of a hostage standoff in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, told al.com that a gunman entered the building and took the employees inside hostage. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com via AP)

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Law enforcement respond to the Alabama Credit Union on reports of a hostage standoff in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, told al.com that a gunman entered the building and took the employees inside hostage. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com via AP)

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Law enforcement respond to the Alabama Credit Union on reports of a hostage standoff in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, told al.com that a gunman entered the building and took the employees inside hostage. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com via AP)

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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. The Obama administration says 11.5 million people have enrolled for coverage under the president's health care law as of Dec. 24. That's about 290,000 more sign-ups than last year at the same time, despite the Republican vow to repeal "Obamacare." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. On Jan. 20, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order that takes aim at the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act, which requires Americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty to the government at tax time. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

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Adjustable Tax, AMerica Working Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. President Barack Obama’s health law is in jeopardy, but his health care legacy is certain to endure. That’s because of broad public support for many of the underlying principles _ along with lasting conflicts over how to secure those principles. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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A Union City Police walks inside a police barrier on 20th Street in Union City, N.J., after attention was brought to a home believed to be inhabited by possible family members of the suspect in the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Union City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Luis Morales laughs as Salvador Damazo crashes into him, while pushing him, down a hill at the West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. (C.B. Schmelter/The Jackson Sun via AP)

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Morgan Thrasher, a graduate of CLIMB Wyoming's HVAC program, pauses during work on Dec. 15. 2016. Thrasher was hired by Laramie Mechanical after graduating from the program. (Shannon Broderick /Laramie Daily Boomerang via AP)

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Rep. Tom Price, nominated to head the Health and Human Services Department, is the first target of Senate Democrats, who are demanding more information about his stock trades in health care. (Associated Press)

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Democratic state Rep. Rocky Adkins greets union workers outside of the state House chamber on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in Frankfort, Ky. House Republicans were scheduled to pass several bills targeting labor unions on the third day of the legislative session. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)