The NFL Players Association placed one of its top lawyers on paid administrative leave Tuesday after multiple employees filed complaints with the union's human resources department, five sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN on Thursday.

Heather McPhee, associate general counsel for the NFLPA since 2009, was the subject of complaints alleging her failure to follow supervisors' directions as well as allegations of bullying colleagues and disrupting the union's work environment, the sources told ESPN.

The decision to place her on leave comes months after her allegations helped prompt a federal investigation into the financial dealings of the NFLPA and the Major League Baseball Players Association in relation to OneTeam Partners, their $2 billion licensing company.

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