Overview
- At least three Equal Employment Opportunity complaints, reported Thursday by multiple outlets, accuse the secretary of retaliation and a hostile work environment.
- Two young female staffers allege Dr. Shawn DeRemer subjected them to unwanted touching at Labor Department headquarters late last year.
- The department’s inspector general opened an administrative probe into conduct by the secretary and senior aides after receiving a complaint.
- A source said office security video captured part of one alleged encounter and matched pieces of a staffer’s account.
- Washington police closed their case in February with no charges, and Dr. DeRemer remains barred from Labor Department facilities.