Promoting and enhancing the quality of impartial workplace investigations.™
Credit Available - See Credits tab below.
Total Credits: 1.0 CA MCLE
Session Overview:
This webinar will address how defamation claims can and do arise in the context of workplace investigations and give both internal and external investigators practical information and tools for anticipating and avoiding defamation concerns during investigations.
Learning Objectives:
Through participating in this webinar, attendees will know and 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
| AWI-July-Webinar-Defamation-Claims-Handouts-2023-07-20.pdf (573.4 KB) | 13 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Kathy Eppright, AWI-CH is a partner with Andre Morris & Buttery on the Central Coast of California. She has been practicing more than 25 years with a focus on employment litigation, counseling and workplace investigations. Kathy is frequently retained as an external workplace investigator by In House Counsel or counsel for California businesses and public entities. She is a Certificate Holder from the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) and been part-time and full-time faculty at the AWI Institutes since 2018. Kathy is the Convener for the AWI Central Coast local circle and a member of the AWI Webinars and Seminars Committee.
Natalie Harris is a partner at the Chicago boutique media defense law firm Baron Harris Healey. She counsels and defends clients in media including journalists, authors, artists, politicians, entrepreneurs, advertising agencies and brands who generate, publish, and broadcast content. Natalie performs prepublication review of creative, editorial and commercial content and provides trademark and copyright analysis, clearance and registration services. In addition, she provides compliance advice for sweepstakes, contests and other promotions. In the courtroom, Natalie defends defamation litigation, right of publicity claims, invasion of privacy, trademark and copyright infringement matters. Natalie is a content junkie who loves peak TV, independent film, podcasts, reading fiction books in hard copy and listening to non-fiction audiobooks. She graduated from the University of Michigan with an English degree and received her law degree from the University of Wisconsin. Before becoming a lawyer, Natalie studied Japanese and spent time living and working in Japan.
Amit Patel, AWI-CH?is Senior Counsel and the Principal Ethics & Compliance Officer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL). Amit leads and oversees the ethics and compliance program ensuring a coordinated approach to ethics and compliance across the Lab. Amit has a wide range of employment and compliance experience providing counseling, investigatory, and strategic planning advice in support of legal, HR, and corporate goals and objectives. Previously, Amit led and oversaw a Laboratory-wide effort to enhance and implement ADA and EEO programs including investigations related to sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Amit is a licensed attorney, mediator, a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), a Certified Leadership Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC), and Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH). He was most recently awarded a 2019 Top Corporate Counsel by DCA Live, which recognizes some of the D.C. region’s top in-house attorneys.