Investigations
If you've ever conducted a workplace investigation, you know how challenging and time-consuming they can be.
Whether your organization is dealing with a dispute between co-workers or needs to address unethical or unlawful behavior, workplace investigations are an important and delicate exercise.
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We are professionally-trained and experienced
investigators who can assist with investigations of:
- Sexual and other forms of harassment
- Discrimination
- Equal employment complaints
- Employee misconduct - policy or rules violations
- Allegations of criminal misconduct
- Theft of company or client assets
- Regulatory compliance matters
- Wrongful termination
- Defamation
- Retaliation
- Accommodations - disability and religion
- Whistleblower
- Title IX and gender misconduct
An effective investigation must be:
- Prompt, thorough, and impartial
- Well-planned and organized
An effective investigation must produce:
- Reports that contain reasoned analysis and evaluation
- Conclusions supported by facts
An effective investigation must be conducted by investigators who are:
- Competent in the law
- Trusted to gather and consider relevant facts objectively
- Trained in interviewing witnesses and evaluating credibility
When to investigate?
As an employer, you have a legal duty to investigate if you reasonably suspect unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. Safety issues also require prompt attention. This duty can be triggered by a formal complaint. But did you know an employer also has a duty any time management receives information or knows (or should know) about unlawful or unsafe activities in its work environment?
Contact us if your organization needs a neutral and objective investigation into suspected misconduct, rules violations, threats made by an employee against others, reports of unsafe working conditions, sudden decline in an employee's morale or behavior or performance issues, or workplace theft.
