OIG report alleges ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer drank on job, fostered toxic workplace

A Labor Department OIG report alleges former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer drank during work hours, kept alcohol on federal property, and made a staffer attend a strip club on a personal trip, creating a toxic work environment. She resigned in April 2026 amid the misconduct allegations. The report is an official finding, but the allegations are unproven in a legal sense and represent a post-resignation accountability action.