https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/former-labor-secretary-allegedly-fueled-toxic-workplace-drank-on-job-misused-funds-watchdog-report-findsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/former-labor-secretary-allegedly-fueled-toxic-workplace-drank-on-job-misused-funds-watchdog-report-findshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/former-labor-secretary-allegedly-fueled-toxic-workplace-drank-on-job-misused-funds-watchdog-report-finds#u58266Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:35:38 +0000A 44-page report from the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General finds that former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated multiple department policies. The watchdog report concludes she fostered a hostile and toxic work environment, misused government travel funds, and drank while on the job. Additionally, the Inspector General found that Chavez-DeRemer maintained an inappropriately close relationship with a member of her security detail. These findings detail a pattern of dysfunction and misconduct during her tenure as a Trump Cabinet official.Why it mattersThe Inspector Gener