Labor Secretary's husband barred from HQ after sexual assault claims
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Key Points:
- Two female staffers have accused Dr. Shawn DeRemer, husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of sexual assault at the Labor Department building, leading to an active investigation by the Washington Metropolitan Police Department's Sexual Assault Unit.
- Dr. DeRemer, an anesthesiologist from Portland, Oregon, has not been criminally charged but has been barred from the Labor Department headquarters following the allegations, including an incident recorded on security cameras on December 18.
- The Labor Department's inspector general is also investigating the allegations, while the police filed a report in late January regarding forced sexual contact at the department in December.
- Additional scrutiny surrounds the Labor Department after a social media post featured a slogan resembling a Nazi
