Escalation: Labor Department bans Shawn DeRemer from headquarters
Dr. Shawn DeRemer, the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, was barred from entering the Department of Labor’s headquarters. Security staff were instructed to refuse him entry and ask him to leave if he arrives.
The ban followed allegations from at least two female employees that he touched them inappropriately inside the building. He is not a department employee but had been a frequent visitor to his wife’s office.
One alleged incident on the morning of Dec. 18 was captured on internal cameras showing DeRemer giving a woman an extended embrace. A Jan. 24 police report describes forced sexual contact at the headquarters, and the Metropolitan Police Department’s sexual assault unit is investigating. DeRemer denies the allegations.
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