[naviga:h3]Trump makes cuts to health programs[/naviga:h3]

WASHINGTON — Affirming its disdain for “ObamaCare,” the Trump administration on Thursday announced sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year.

Advertising will be cut from $100 million spent on 2017 sign-ups to $10 million, said Health and Human Services officials.

Funding for consumer helpers called “navigators” will also be cut about 40 percent, from $62.5 million for 2017, to $36.8 million for next year.

About 12.2 million people signed up for subsidized private health insurance under Barack Obama’s signature law this year.

[naviga:h3]Agency alleges dads face discrimination[/naviga:h3]

PHILADELPHIA — The federal agency charged with stopping workplace discrimination has filed a lawsuit against Estee Lauder, claiming new fathers at the beauty products maker get lesser benefits than their female colleagues.

The suit, filed Wednesday with the Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal court, says Estee Lauder allows new fathers to take only two weeks of paid leave, but new mothers can take six weeks.

The suit was filed on behalf of Christopher Sullivan, a father and Estee Lauder stock person in a Delaware store. It says Sullivan requested and was denied six weeks of “child-bonding” leave.