As social media grows in popularity and adoption by your workforce, it's important to consider how you might be using social media information
in your workplace investigations.
AWI's membership of over 800 professionals from across the United States, Canada, and Australia consists of lawyers, human resource professionals, and private investigators who conduct, manage, or have a professional interest
in workplace investigations.
Hayley Dryer, an associate in the Commercial Litigation Department, was interviewed by Corporate Counsel concerning the NLRB's recent decision concerning confidentiality
in workplace investigations.
The High Court recently delivered a very significant judgment on the requirements for fair procedures
in workplace investigations.
If an employee is made the prime suspect
in a workplace investigation but is found to be not responsible for the harm that was the subject of the investigation, can the employer nonetheless terminate the employee's employment on a without cause basis with impunity?
Not exact matches
Gurley is a general partner at Benchmark, a major investor
in Uber, and a leader of Uber's thunderous
workplace culture
investigation — which led to the exit of co-founder-CEO Travis Kalanick.
It's good to give employees these options because «one thing you don't want to do is require people to report only to their supervisors, because unfortunately that may be the person who they have a complaint about,» says Lisa Guerin, an attorney specializing
in employment law and the author of The Essential Guide to
Workplace Investigations: How to Handle Employee Complaints & Problems.
The firings, which occurred
in the last few months, stem from an internal
investigation into Uber's
workplace, the employee said.
Further, the company is without a chief financial officer, and has yet to fully implement the recommendations of an internal
workplace culture
investigation, the venture capital firm said
in the letter, released on Twitter.
As the year progressed, CEO Travis Kalanick resigned amid an investor revolt, many of Uber's other top executives resigned or were forced out, shady business practices were revealed, and more than 20 employees were fired as a result of an
investigation into bad behavior
in the
workplace that includes sexual harassment.
The recommendations from the monthslong
investigation into Uber's
workplace, being led by former Attorney General Eric Holder, were unanimously approved by Uber's board members
in an emergency meeting on Sunday morning
in Los Angeles.
In recent months, Uber has fired more than 20 employees after an
investigation into the company's culture, embarked on major changes to professionalize its
workplace, and is searching for new executives including a chief operating officer.
A report on workforce diversity will be released
in March and an
investigation into Uber's
workplace culture will be wrapped by the end of April.
Most notably, a blog post published by former site reliability engineer Susan Fowler
in February describing a
workplace culture that enabled rampant sexual harassment resulted
in an internal
investigation and the firing of more than 20 people.
«They will report
in to Eric Holder, who is responsible for the overall
investigation into Uber's
workplace practices.
In the summer of 1998, the Mavericks conducted an internal
investigation of Ussery after several female employees made complaints of inappropriate
workplace behavior.
Rosa Aliberti Rosa has worked on diverse labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour cases;
workplace investigations; severance, employment, and non-compete agreements; has drafted and responded to discrimination complaints before government agencies, including the U.S. EEOC and NYS Division of Human Rights; and, has assisted
in federal and state court litigations.
When asked about the resignation of Empire State Development's Sam Hoyt,
in the midst of a sexual harassment
investigation, Hochul said the Cuomo Administration is fighting sexual harassment
in the
workplace.
«To the contrary, we believe that it is
in the interest of good government and working women that there is full accountability and transparency about
workplace sex harassment and that there should be full
investigations of accusations of
workplace harassment.»
The parent company of The Los Angeles Times has launched an
investigation into the paper's CEO and publisher after learning of allegations of inappropriate
workplace behavior and settlements
in sexual harassment lawsuits.
«We believe that it is
in the interest of good government and working women that there is full accountability and transparency about
workplace sex harassment and that there should be full
investigations of accusations of
workplace harassment,» Allred said
in a statement issued a few hours before Silver's.
Investigations found formaldehyde concentrations
in salon air that violated federal limits for
workplaces.
A major faultline
in the concept is that you can never believe that these bumbling workaday drones could ever take the drastic step of bumping anybody off, and even Kurt and Nick fail to grasp why Dale is so distraught at the prospect of being forcibly straddled by Aniston wearing only a white coat and skimpy knickers (needless to say, Gordon has not set out to deliver a measured
investigation of the issue of sexual harassment
in the
workplace).
Rosenholtz (1989) differentiated between «stuck» and «moving» districts
in her
investigation of teachers «
workplace conditions and change.
Implementing equal opportunity laws and policies to prevent
workplace discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, and disability status, as well as protecting individuals against reprisal / retaliation for filing a charge of
workplace discrimination, participating
in an
investigation into alleged discriminatory practices, or opposing discriminatory practices.
She currently has her own law practice
in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on
workplace investigations.
This session will focus on practical recommendations for conducting and managing
workplace investigations, particularly
in regard to employee misconduct such as harassment and discrimination.
Where a
workplace accident has occurred, and the employer has statutory duties under sections 18 and 19 of the OHSA and simultaneously undertakes an internal
investigation, claiming legal privilege over all materials derived as part of that
investigation, an inquiry is properly directed to a referee under Rule 6.45 to determine the dominant purpose for the creation of each document or bundle of like documents
in order to assess the claims of legal privilege.
John Holden highlights how advances
in technology can help with
workplace computer
investigations
He has significant experience
in unionized
workplaces, and acts primarily for employers, but also unions and employees, and does independent
workplace investigations, thereby providing a unique advantage for clients.
Due to his broad range of experience, he has been called upon to conduct
workplace investigations for municipal clients and has been engaged as a hearing officer
in grievance proceedings.
However, the changes suggested
in the Action Plan make it reasonable to anticipate that Ministry of Labour inspectors may carry out
workplace harassment
investigations involving the same detailed collection of information as is currently gathered during other OHSA
investigations.
He also handles Pension Law issues for clients,
in addition to advising and defending employers
in Workplace Safety and Health inspections,
investigations, and charges.
She has also assisted various government entities
in responding to public records requests and utilizes her considerable experience to conduct
workplace investigations for public entities.
His invaluable experience
in providing representation on both sides of varied
workplace matters provides Rob with a unique capacity to serve as a neutral investigator
in a wide range of
workplace investigations.
Rob works closely with human resource professionals
in all
workplace matters, including
investigation of
workplace harassment, discrimination, and other respectful
workplace issues.
If an
investigation into
workplace harassment takes place, the employer's duties include ensuring that the
investigation is appropriate
in all the circumstances and that the complainant and the alleged harasser are informed
in writing regarding the outcome of the
investigation.
Given the significance of this decision, we will be keeping a close eye on any developments
in how
workplace investigations are treated.
In addition, he helps his clients with employee training, handbooks, affirmative action plans, OFCCP compliance, and
workplace investigations and audits.
She acts often on behalf of senior executives respecting their compensation, employment contracts or termination from employment, and on behalf of both employers and employees
in respect of sensitive
workplace investigations.
Here are five tips for employers to keep
in mind when conducting
workplace harassment
investigations:
She has represented governmental and private clients
in workplace discrimination litigation, policy formulation, and employment - related
investigations.
The firm practises
in all areas of employment and labour law including human rights law, disability and accommodation,
workplace investigations, employment litigation, privacy law,
workplace bullying and harassment, collective bargaining, employment standards and
workplace health and safety issues.
For guidance
in conducting
workplace investigations, please refer to our earlier blog post here.
How to Protect Privilege
in a
Workplace Accident
Investigation — Even Where
Investigation Required by Statute
Victoria L. Steinberg concentrates her practice on representing employers and employees
in a variety of employment matters, including
workplace investigations, severance and separation negotiations, noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, and discrimination, harassment and retaliation issues.
Response: There have been no guidelines issued by the MOL
in connection with the procedural and qualitative aspects of
workplace harassment
investigations — whether under current provisions or the Bill 132 amendments.
We are not of the view, however, that the employer or complainants should call police
in order to attempt to meet the amended
workplace harassment requirements under the OHSA to protect workers from harassment by conducting an
investigation into an incident or complaint that is appropriate
in the circumstances.
This program must be reviewed at least once a year and,
in addition to providing a means to report incidents or complaints of
workplace harassment and setting out how complaint will be investigated and dealt with, employers are required to: address alternate means of reporting complaints of
workplace harassment; how confidentiality will be maintained during an
investigation; and how the complainant and alleged harasser will be informed of the result of the
investigation — including corrective action.
In his previous work, Mr. De La Cruz assisted in conducting workplace investigations for government employers faced with claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliatio
In his previous work, Mr. De La Cruz assisted
in conducting workplace investigations for government employers faced with claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliatio
in conducting
workplace investigations for government employers faced with claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.