Promptly conducting effective internal investigations is your primary defense against expensive litigation and liability. Untimely and incomplete investigations can have dramatic consequences on finances, safety and morale. This session will discuss the variety of situations that call for investigation and will outline step-by-step processes necessary to not only address the underlying safety, harassment, discrimination or other issue, but to also prepare against possible litigation.
Topics Include:
- The need for internal investigations
- Anticipating and avoiding the many landmines of internal investigations
- Interviewing techniques
- Organizing and reviewing documents pertinent to the investigation
- Your Duties and Responsibilities - What you must do and what you should do
- What is your liability
- What are employees' rights
- What to do with the results
- Managing the company during the investigations, including potential retaliation
This program has been approved for 1.75 HRCI General Recertification Credit hours towards PHR, SPHR, & GPHR Certifications.
Your Instructor:
Cheryl F. Wolff, Esq.
Cheryl Wolff has been an attorney with Spengler Nathanson P.L.L. since graduating from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1979, practicing in the area of management labor and employment law. She defends employers before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, in labor arbitrations and in court, and advises employers on a wide variety of employment issues such as hiring, discipline and discharge, and compliance with employment laws including wage-hour laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other laws against discrimination. She also deals frequently with the special issues related to public employers such as due process rights and public records concerns.
You may send a substitute at any time; however, no-shows or cancellations within 5 full business days of the program will be responsible for the full registration fee. The Employers’ Association reserves the right to reschedule or cancel seminars if minimum requirements are not met. |
