Promoting and enhancing the quality of impartial workplace investigations.™
Credit Available - See Credits tab below.
Total Credits: 1.0 CA MCLE, 1.0 HRCI Credits, 1.0 SHRM
Session Description:
California Supreme Court Skelly v. State Personnel Board requires certain procedure entitlements for public sector employees. This session identifies those entitlements and key factors investigators should consider when hired by public employers.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Disclaimer:
The contents of this webinar and the positions taken are those of the presenter only, may be time-sensitive, and are not warranted, endorsed or otherwise recommended by AWI and are not intended to provide legal advice.
California MCLEs: 1.0
HR (General) Credits: 1.0
SHRM PDCs: 1.0
René Anderson has worked in local municipalities for over 20 years. She has a 100% success rate in representing her employers in appeal hearings. Finding her passion in Human Resources, she passionately connects and motivates audiences with real-life anecdotes and compelling data. Currently she serves as the Director of Human Resources/Risk Management for a city in Southern California.
Peter Matukas is an employment lawyer & external workplace investigator, founder of Matukas Workplace Investigations and is based in Toronto, ON. Peter has been practicing in the area for over 15 years, joined AWI in 2018 and received the AWI-CH designation in 2018 as well. Peter regularly presents upon workplace investigations and has authored numerous articles upon workplace investigations. Peter is currently the convenor of the AWI Toronto Local Circle as well as a co-convenor of the CAWI National Circle for Canada. Peter is also a member of the AWI Webinars committee.
Amy Duerk specializes in highly sensitive and complex internal investigations and is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH). She follows the highest standards of excellence to perform neutral, thorough, and trauma-informed investigations across all industries. Amy has investigated claims of sex- and race-based harassment and discrimination, assault, retaliation, conflict of interest, breach of fiduciary duty, bullying, embezzlement, and fraud.
Prior to focusing on investigations, Amy defended corporations in civil litigation matters including employment, fraud, antitrust, multidistrict class action, legal malpractice, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, product liability, and contract disputes. As a litigator, she represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal trial and appellate courts.
Amy’s clients have included Fortune 500 companies, including companies in the technology, energy, media and entertainment, gaming, and insurance industries, as well as law firms, non-profit organizations, and individuals.
Amy is licensed to practice in California and Montana, and she is admitted to the U.S. District Courts of California and Montana as well as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
She currently serves on the board of a local food security nonprofit organization, Garden City Harvest.