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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid investigations alleging personal misconduct, travel fund abuses, and grant steering; she claimed “deep state” actors orchestrated the attacks, while union leaders and labor officials warned the department will remain in “constant turbulence” without stable leadership as the department trims its workforce and rolls back protections under the Trump administration.
Trump's Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns amid an inspector general investigation into misconduct, including alleged affair with a subordinate and misuse of government resources; acting Secretary Keith Sonderling will lead the Labor Department as the probe continues and past regulatory rollbacks are noted.
A Labor Department security staffer, Brian Sloan, resigned amid an inspector general investigation into misconduct by Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her top aides; two other aides have left after being placed on investigative leave as the probe, led by former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, examines allegations including a romantic affair, drinking on the job, improper travel, and events arranged to advance the secretary’s personal plans, amid concerns about workplace culture and grant-making influence.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from the Labor Department headquarters after multiple women alleged inappropriate conduct; DC police are investigating a December incident, while the department’s inspector general is conducting a broader probe into Chavez-DeRemer and aides. Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff and deputy chief are on leave, a security official was removed amid a separate relationship allegation, and the White House has stood by the secretary during the investigations.
Several Labor Department staffers are on leave as the inspector general investigates allegations surrounding Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, including potential travel-fraud tied to her chief of staff Jihun Han and deputy Rebecca Wright, and a separate formal complaint alleging an inappropriate relationship; the probe is led by IG Anthony D’Esposito, with the White House backing Chavez-DeRemer.