New Facts: Female staffers file discrimination complaints

At least three formal workplace discrimination complaints have been filed by Labor Department staff against Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. They accuse her of creating a hostile work environment and retaliating against female employees who reported her husband’s alleged sexual misconduct at agency headquarters.

Two of the complaints come from the women who said Dr. Shawn DeRemer subjected them to unwanted touching in the building. The filings also allege misuse of staff and government resources.

One complaint says staff were ordered to clean out a closet at her apartment and run errands for her husband, and that senior aides used threats to force compliance. The new complaints put retaliation and personal-use-of-staff allegations into the department’s formal discrimination process.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources