Drank at work, ordered employees to clean at her home, and sent a security guard to a strip club — all of this was done by former U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, The Guardian reports.

The politician regularly drank in her office during working hours and kept alcohol there. Employees who refused to join her had to endure ridicule.

During a personal trip to Oregon, she asked to stop at an establishment featuring partially nude dancers. The secretary then gave the security guard money and told him to throw the bills at one of them. The employee initially did not want to do this, but ultimately obeyed.

In addition, Chavez-DeRemer assigned subordinates personal tasks. For example, one employee had to go to her home and organize a closet in the bedroom — during working hours, no less.

A report by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Labor says that such incidents contributed to creating a "toxic, intimidating, and humiliating" atmosphere at the agency.

❗️Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April 2026. Her lawyer said that the report does not prove any violations of the law.

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