- Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned as Labor Secretary amid allegations of misconduct, making her the third high-profile departure from the administration in recent weeks.
- Allegations against Chavez-DeRemer included abusing her position, having an affair with a subordinate, drinking alcohol on the job and taking staff to a strip club during a taxpayer-funded work trip.
- Her husband also faced accusations of sexually assaulting Department of Labor employees, which reportedly led to his ban from department buildings.
- The formal complaint and subsequent investigation by the Department of Labor’s inspector general also resulted in the departure of at least four other officials, including her chief of staff and deputy chief of staff.
- During her tenure, Chavez-DeRemer oversaw significant policy changes, such as rollbacks to workplace regulations and the cancellation of international grants aimed at combating child labor.
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