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The city of Geneva, Switzerland, sets its minimum wage to CHF23 (US$25) per hour per the results of a September referendum, becoming the highest in the world.
2020-11-1

U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announces his resignation from office amid growing public criticism over his past role in securing a 2008 plea deal for former financier Jeffrey Epstein, after Epstein was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of minors. He is to be replaced by Acting Secretary Patrick Pizzella effective July 19.
2019-07-12

Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, withdraws from consideration to be Secretary of Labor in President Donald Trump's cabinet.
2017-02-15

United States President-elect Donald Trump indicates that he will nominate former Indiana senator Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence.
2017-01-7

Trump nominates Omarosa Manigault, former contestant on "The Apprentice", as an assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison.
2017-01-4

President-elect Donald Trump names RNC Communications director Sean Spicer as White House Press Secretary, and Jason Miller as the White House Communications Director.
2016-12-22

President-elect Donald Trump names his former presidential campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as his Counselor to the President.
2016-12-22

President-elect Donald Trump announces that his team has made a deal with Carrier Corporation that would save around 1,000 jobs at an Indiana factory. Carrier had planned to move production from a key factory in that state to Nuevo León, Mexico.
2016-11-30

US President Barack Obama nominates Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez to be the next United States Secretary of Labor.
2013-03-18