Trump Aide’s Clash With Labor Secretary Slows Policy Actions

The sharp contrast between a Trump policy assistant and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has led to executive branch friction and slowed workplace policy moves, sources tell Bloomberg Law.

Even as Acosta has united with Ivanka Trump on job training and apprenticeship efforts, he has clashed with White House labor adviser James Sherk on matters ranging from personnel appointments to regulatory policy. The common theme: the labor secretary avoids actions that would be perceived as overtly hostile to workers or could land him on the losing end of a lawsuit, whereas Sherk is viewed as a hardliner, pro-management voice who favors ...