Complaint filed against official for punishing women who ratted on her husband

At least three people have lodged formal workplace discrimination complaints against Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, alleging a toxic workplace and her retaliation against women her husband allegedly hit on.

“Two of the complaints were filed by young female staffers who have alleged that Chavez-DeRemer’s husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer, subjected them to unwanted sexual touching late last year when they were working at U.S. Department of Labor offices,” reports MS NOW, who refused to share the names of the two women to protect their identities during the ongoing investigations of their claims.

One of the female staff members reported a sex abuse incident to a police report reviewed by MS NOW, which added that the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department investigated the allegations involving Shawn DeRemer.

The Washington Post reported that MPD closed its investigation of Shawn DeRemer, but MS NOW reports at least one of the alleged incidents appeared to be corroborated by office security cameras, according to a source speaking to MS NOW.

The New York Post first reported the investigation of the secretary allegedly “abusing her position” by engaging in her own “inappropriate” relationship with a subordinate. MS NOW reports she was also accused of drinking in her office during work hours and “travel fraud,” with her chief of staff allegedly “mak[ing] up” official reasons for her to take trips that were ultimately personal in nature, the Post reported.

At the time, Department of Labor spokesperson Courtney Parella called the allegations “categorically false.”