Hear two national ethics experts walk you through the many issues, obstacles and analyses that attorney investigators need to consider before saying “yes” to conducting a multi-jurisdictional investigation.
A variety of fascinating legal issues arose in California during 2023 that promise to reverberate across the workplace investigation industry in coming years. Join past AWI presidents Amy Oppenheimer and Karen Kramer and current AWI President Eli Makus for a robust discussion on these essential topics.
Gender inclusive communication is evolving as people increasingly embrace diverse gender identities, pronouns, and lived names. This session will help prepare investigators to build better rapport and to consider the nuances of respectful and clear documentation.
Our panel of experienced investigation firm owners will offer their insights and practical tips for managing a successful practice as sole practitioner, small boutique firm and large investigations firm. The panel will also discuss strategies for developing business, what technologies firm owners should consider using, and how to attract and keep great staff.
The focus of this webinar is to provide information on the investigative framework required to gather the information relevant to making a determination of the future risk of physical violence that an individual may pose.
Understanding and navigating biases is critical to the work we do as investigators. This program will:
Review implicit bias and confirmation bias and its impact on investigators
Define and give examples of microaggressions and discuss the challenges of investigating them
Discuss how investigators can increase their cultural competency.
Internal workplace harassment investigations are commonly conducted by a company representative, such as from within the Human Resources department or other competent investigators. A different approach includes having a union representative co-investigate the complaint, which can often alleviate difficult conversations and a grievance about the findings after the fact.