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Labor Department investigators find former Secretary Chavez-DeRemer violated harassment policy

Confirmed1 source · Sep 4, 2026

A Labor Department investigation determined that former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's harassment policy before her resignation in April.

Labor Department investigators find former Secretary Chavez-DeRemer violated harassment policy
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What happened

Labor Department investigators found that former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated the department's policy prohibiting harassment. Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April.

Context

The investigation uncovered dysfunction at the Labor Department during Chavez-DeRemer's tenure as secretary. The finding that she violated her own department's harassment policy signals a breach of the leadership standards expected of cabinet-level officials.