{"id":46368,"date":"2026-04-10T04:53:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46368"},"modified":"2026-04-10T04:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:53:48","slug":"embattled-labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-hit-with-discrimination-complaints-over-response-to-husbands-alleged-sexual-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46368","title":{"rendered":"Embattled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer hit with discrimination complaints over response to husband\u2019s alleged sexual misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been accused of retaliating against the female employees who reported her <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/19\/us-news\/husband-of-embattled-labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-barred-from-department-headquarters-over-sexual-assault-allegations\/\">husband for alleged sexual misconduct<\/a>, The Post has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least three Equal Employment Opportunity complaints have been filed against Chavez-DeRemer.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the complaints were lodged by the young female staffers that alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/20\/us-news\/feds-wont-charge-labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremers-husband-amid-sex-assault-allegations\/\">Shawn DeRemer<\/a>, the embattled labor secretary\u2019s husband, sexually abused them inside the department\u2019s Washington, DC, headquarters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39045012\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Previous misconduct complaints against Chavez-DeRemer have accused her of making up official trips for personal reasons, drinking on the job and pursuing an inappropriate relationship with a member of her security detail. <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The grievances were first-reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/labor-secretary-discrimination-complaints-misconduct-husband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNOW<\/a> and confirmed by The Post on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Labor Department staffers allege Chavez-DeRemer engaged in workplace discrimination and created a hostile environment after her husband\u2019s alleged misconduct was reported to authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Employees feared punishment for speaking out or resisting directives they considered inappropriate, according to the complaints.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One complaint alleged Chavez-DeRemer ordered staffers to do chores for her, including cleaning out her closets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The complaints come amid a<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/09\/us-news\/labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-under-investigation-for-inappropriate-relationship-with-employee\/\"> broader probe of the \u201chostile\u201d work environment allegedly fostered by Chavez-DeRemer and her senior aides<\/a>, as well as other misconduct amid her official duties, which was first exposed by The Post in January.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the DC US Attorney\u2019s Office declined to charge Chavez-DeRemer\u2019s husband in relation to the December 2025 sexual misconduct allegations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Protective Service, a Department of Homeland Security subagency that investigates crimes committed inside government buildings, also declined to pursue the case, sources said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=300,375&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=353,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 353w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=48,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 48w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=64,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 64w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=1200,1500&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=46,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 46w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=125,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 125w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=40,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/www-instagram-com-p-c3wvq2bjqdp-117998021.jpg?resize=150,188&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\"\/><figcaption>At least two Labor Department staffers alleged Chavez-DeRemer\u2019s husband inappropriately touched them last year.  <span class=\"credit\">Lori Chavez-DeRemer\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In one of the alleged incidents involving Shawn DeRemer, the Oregon-based anesthesiologist was purportedly caught on an office security camera giving one of the women a prolonged hug.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DC police visited the secretary\u2019s office to review the footage as part of their investigation into the misdemeanor sex abuse case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeRemer was subsequently barred from the building, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/business\/labor-secretary-husband-sexual-assault-allegations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times first reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DeRemer\u2019s attorney James Bell previously said that his client \u201ccategorically, unequivocally, and emphatically denies each and every one of the allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Labor Department did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us-news\/embattled-labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-hit-with-discrimination-complaints-over-response-to-husbands-alleged-sexual-misconduct\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been accused of retaliating against the female employees who reported her husband for alleged sexual misconduct, The Post has learned.\u00a0 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