"The reporting landed on the same day that a group of Senate Democrats launched an investigation into Chavez-De-Remer's policy moves at the Labor Department, accusing her agency of showing "disregard for workers' lives" by "rolling back protections that keep workers safe and hobbling the agency that is tasked with overseeing worker safety.""
"The sexual assault allegations against the labor secretary's husband, Shawn DeRemer, were made by two women "as part of an internal investigation by the department's inspector general into alleged misconduct by Ms. Chavez-DeRemer and her senior staff," the Times reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter and a police report."
Lori Chavez-DeRemer faces multiple serious allegations tied to her tenure as Labor Secretary. Her husband, Shawn DeRemer, has been banned from department headquarters after at least two staffers alleged sexual assault. A group of Senate Democrats opened an investigation into the department's policy changes, accusing leadership of showing "disregard for workers' lives" by "rolling back protections that keep workers safe and hobbling the agency that is tasked with overseeing worker safety." The inspector general has opened an internal inquiry into alleged misconduct by Chavez-DeRemer and senior staff, and several aides and security personnel have been placed on leave.
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