If you are unlucky enough to have to deal with an investigation in your company, one of the first tasks is to gather up all the evidence while it is still available, so that the investigator can review it. Some evidence is obvious: papers and letters, a weapon, clothing. Digital … Read More
If an employee comes to you or any member of management with a claim of harassment, you need to act on it quickly. Even if an employee requests that you don’t do anything about their complaint, you have a legal obligation to investigate it. Don’t wait a few days for the … Read More
If an employee makes a complaint about your business – discrimination, safety violations, harassment, financial irregularities – your next and possibly bigger problem is avoiding a retaliation claim. Whether or not the original complaint was true or validated, an employee can claim that you retaliated against them for the complaint … Read More
Conducting an HR investigation, such as one for a harassment claim, has gotten a lot trickier recently. In the past, investigators usually told everyone involved not to share information about the investigation with anyone else while the investigation was pending, in order to protect the privacy of the people involved … Read More