Workplace Investigations Audio Conference on CD

Order our 90-minute audio conference recording, which took place on May 16, 2006. You’ll get the keys to conducting successful investigations in your workplace from workplace investigation experts.

You will learn: 

• Best practices for avoiding employee complaints of retaliation
• How to document your investigation to provide the best protection against a potential lawsuit by the complaining or the accused worker
• The pitfalls that catch well-meaning employers when they conduct an investigation that is not in compliance with state and federal laws
• How to determine whether a complaint justifies investigation
• Steps for successful and legal interviews—whom to interview and what to ask
• The important role off-site incidents play in misconduct investigations
• When to use an outside investigator—and what to consider when you do
• The corrective actions that must be taken at the end of an investigation to stay out of legal trouble

This conference was recorded on Tuesday, May 16, 2006

About Your Speakers:
REBECCA SPEER, Esq., is founder and principal of Speer Associates. She has extensive experience working with a wide range of organizations, providing employment law consulting with a specialized focus on employee relations management, internal investigations of misconduct, and the prevention of workplace violence and sexual harassment. Ms. Speer is a graduate of Stanford University and the Santa Clara University School of Law. She was associated with the national law firms of Morrison & Foerster and Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson in San Francisco prior to establishing Speer Associates.

DAWN DARRINGER, Esq., is a partner in the New York office of McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP. She is a member of the firm's Trial Department, where her practice focuses on employment, traditional labor law and employment counseling. Dawn's practice involves extensive day-to-day counseling on a variety of employment-related matters, including wage and hour compliance, She works with a variety of clients across a range of industries including, but not limited to, health care, finance, publishing and fashion.

Approved for Recertification Credit