Labor Secretary’s @POTUS Tweets Raise Ethics Fears in Department

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s tweets praising President Donald Trump have raised concerns inside the department about whether Acosta is violating a federal law that limits federal employees’ political activities, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg Law.

Labor Department ethics officers in January advised DOL spokespeople to rewrite planned tweets from Acosta and the department’s official accounts because of concerns they might violate the Hatch Act, emails show. They also asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel for guidance on whether Acosta can promote jobs and economic data with a reference to “the @POTUS economy,” the "@POTUS job market,” or couch ...