Workplace Investigations:
Greater Complexity, Higher Volume

presented by Paul Falcone

Conducting internal workplace investigations is a unique combination of art and science, knowledge and intuition, and employment law, company policies, and your organization’s past practices. Yet, companies often trip themselves up and step on landmines by not following their own rules or basic guidelines for fairness and due process.

This presentation is designed to walk you step-by-step through the critical exercise of workplace investigations to ensure fairness, consistency, and high morale on the one hand, while protecting your company legally on the other. Chock full of tips that will help you avoid careless oversights or otherwise falling prey to “professional plaintiffs” and others who may take a company’s goodwill for granted, we’ll cover:

• Practical and smart rules of the road for effective and sound internal investigations
• Common standards and expectations regarding internal company investigations
• Invoking the attorney-client privilege effectively
• Documentation errors that can cost your company dearly in the litigation arena
  

While no workshop can replace sound legal advice and guidance based on fact-specific situations that may come your way as an employer from time to time, this presentation will ensure that you walk away with a firm grasp of the workplace investigation process and its many broad applications.