Promoting and enhancing the quality of impartial workplace investigations.™
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Total Credits: 1.0 including 1.0 HRCI Credits, 1.0 SHRM, 1.0 CA MCLE
Session Description:
This presentation covers the practical skills necessary to conduct impartial investigations involving allegations of employee misconduct, such as harassment, dishonesty, or other egregious misconduct, either by video conference or in person. Taught from the perspective of two attorney investigators who also frequently retain outside investigators and oversee the investigations, this presentation will not only explore best practices for workplace investigations, but also explore what not to do and why.
Learning Objectives:
Investigators are charged with conducting fair, impartial, and timely investigations, but as every investigator knows, there are potential pitfalls at every step of the investigation process. In this webinar, two investigators will talk through best practices for five different stages of the workplace investigation and provide real-life examples of what they have seen go wrong.
By attending 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.
HR (General) Credits: 1.0
SHRM PDCs: 1.0
California MCLEs: 1.0
For over a decade, Leighton Davis Henderson, Senior Counsel at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, has specialized in providing labor and employment advice and counsel to public agencies. She advises on a wide array of complex personnel issues, including suspected employee misconduct, discipline, and compliance with the POBR, FBOR, and state and federal leave laws. Leighton has represented cities, counties, and public safety agencies at all levels of the litigation process, including administrative hearings and grievance arbitrations, trial, and appeal, and she uses her many years of experience to help clients avoid litigation.
A seasoned investigator, Leighton currently devotes much of her practice to conducting workplace investigations. She holds a certificate from the Association of Workplace Investigators and is a member of LCW’s Investigations Executive Team. Leighton has conducted investigations into allegations of harassment, retaliation, and misconduct, including those of a sensitive nature and those concerning high profile individuals. Leighton also serves as part-time faculty for the Association of Workplace Investigators Training Institute.
Morin Jacob is the Managing Partner of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore’s San Francisco office, and is a seasoned litigator who handles all facets of defense-side employment litigation, from pre-litigation through jury trial and appeal. Morin represents LCW clients on all labor and employment law, primarily working with Public Safety Departments, and also representing Cities, Counties, and Special Districts.
Morin is one of the firm’s top litigators. Morin has first-chaired jury trials and successfully secured defense verdicts on behalf of her clients, even after appeal. Her jury trial experience includes defending against claims of retaliation for engaging in free speech, disability discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower allegations. Morin also devotes a portion of her practice to conducting workplace investigations. She holds a certificate from the Association of Workplace Investigators and is a member of LCW’s Investigations Executive Team. Morin has conducted investigations into allegations involving embezzlement of seven-figure dollar amounts, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, workplace violence, internal affairs investigations for police departments, and FBOR investigations for fire departments.