In a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, Trump administration nominees faced pointed questions about how they plan to handle key labor issues. Cheryl Stanton, who is poised to assume the position of wage and hour chief, will be charged with handling the uncertainty surrounding overtime regulation implemented under the Obama administration that doubled the number of workers eligible for overtime. Stanton has faced public criticism after she was sued for failing to pay her housekeepers. Senators asked a series of pointed questions, bringing up the hundred of actions against Trump’s businesses dealing with NLRA violations. Stanton said she plans to consult ethics officials on that matter before making a decision.
See "Trump's Labor Nominees Face Pointed Questions at Senate Hearing", Erin Mulvaney, National Law Journal, October 5, 2017