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The U.S. Department of Labor detailed a “recurring pattern” of workplace misconduct under former Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer in a Sept. 3 report.
The investigation was launched in early January in response to an anonymous complaint that alleged Chavez-DeRemer — along with her chief of staff and deputy chief of staff — created a hostile work environment. The complaint also alleged the secretary engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a security team member, flouted travel regulations, drank alcohol at DOL and during work hours, asked direct reports to perform personal tasks and accepted gifts without following the department’s ethics policy.
Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid the controversy in April.
In addition to investigating the secretary, the two chiefs of staff and a security team member, DOL also investigated the director of advance, who served as the lead planner of the secretary’s public appearances, events and travel.
