{
  "id": 5617561,
  "title": "Investigation into Trump's former Labor Secretary's 'toxic' workplace details crying employees and payments to 'nude dancers'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/investigation-into-trumps-former-labor-secretarys-toxic-workplace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:09:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/lori-chavez-deremer-investigation-inspector-general-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A federal watchdog report has detailed allegations of a toxic, intimidating and humiliating workplace under former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's tenure. The Labor Department's inspector general, Anthony D Esposito, found that 38 witnesses described the environment as such, with witnesses including top aides Jihun Han and Rebecca Wright. The report detailed an inappropriate relationship between Chavez-DeRemer and a member of her security detail, and pressure from the Secretary and her aides to drink alcohol during work hours, ridiculing those who declined. The report also stated that Chavez-DeRemer relied on her staff for personal errands, going beyond their official duties, such as organizing her belongings and purchasing items for her.",
  "summary": "The Labor Department's inspector general described a \"toxic\" culture under Trump's former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.",
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  "coverage": {
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        "published": "2026-09-04T16:21:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Did Trump’s ex-labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer force a staffer into a strip club? Shocking report emerges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/did-trumps-ex-labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-force-a-staffer",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:08:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}