LEXINGTON, Ky. — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced her resignation Monday, stepping down from her Cabinet position following a monthlong investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct including inappropriate relationships with subordinates, misuse of government funds, and alle gations against her husband. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung announced the departure on social media, stating that Chavez-DeRemer will “take a position in the private sector.” Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling will assume the role of acting secretary, Cheung said. Chavez-DeRemer, a former one-term Republican congresswoman from Oregon who lost her 2024 reelection bid, faces a mounting investigation by the Department of Labor’s inspector general into allegations she had an inappropriate relationship with a member of her security detail, misused department resources for personal travel, and engaged in other workplace misconduct. The investigation revealed that she and senior aides directed young staff members to perform personal errands and retrieve alcohol during official travel. The departure marks the third Cabinet secretary to leave Trump’s administration this year, following the March removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the April firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi. The administrations continues to experience significant leadership turnover as it pursues its policy agenda. In a statement posted to social media, Chavez-DeRemer thanked President Trump, calling her service “an honor and a privilege.” She pledged to continue “fighting for American workers” in the private sector. The inspector general’s office has already removed several of Chavez-DeRemer’s top aides from their positions. Her husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer, was barred from the Labor Department building after employees alleged inappropriate conduct. Police investigations concluded without charges. Sonderling, who previously served in the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division during Trump’s first term, has been serving as deputy secretary since March 2025 and has been overseeing much of the agency’s day-to-day operations. This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Kentucky Lantern, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/20/repub/lori-chavez-deremer-out-as-secretary-of-the-us-department-of-labor/. The post Federal Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Steps Down Amid Misconduct Allegations appeared first on The Lexington Times. ...read more read less