Internal Investigations in California: How to Uncover the Truth Without Breaking the Law


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Employer Resource Institute Audio Conference

Originally presented on March 19, 2009
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option		Price
CD Recording Only		$219

From Sarbanes-Oxley violations to petty thefts, from bias and harassment complaints to threats of violence, internal investigations are business as usual for HR professionals. But it's important to remember that they're a double-edged sword: You have a legal duty to promptly investigate complaints and alleged misconduct, but if you make mistakes along the way, you could wind up in even more hot water than when you started.

Don't take unnecessary, easily avoidable risks. Join us on March 19 for a hands-on audio conference. Our speaker—an experienced California employment attorney who's helped many clients with investigations—will walk you through the legal dos and don'ts of conducting a proper, lawful workplace investigation.

You'll learn how to decide whether you need an investigation in the first place, how to organize and document the steps you take, and how to proceed once you've reached your conclusions (or gotten stuck behind a massive roadblock).

YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL LEARN:

The types of accusations, complaints, and suspicions that usually require an internal investigation
How to set the nature and scope of your investigation from the start
The step-by-step components of a lawful, successful workplace investigation
Who should conduct your investigation—and when
How to document your investigation to reduce your legal exposure
The right (and wrong) ways to interview witnesses—and how to deal with those who won't talk, who don't seem credible, who gossip about the investigation, or who engage in "he said/she said" accusations
When it makes sense to bring in outside help, from your attorney and independent investigators to law enforcement officials
How to deal with touchy situations such as complaints about top executives or off-site incidents
When (if ever) it's appropriate to use tactics such as electronic monitoring, searches, polygraph tests, and undercover investigators
The most common legal mistakes employers make when conducting investigations (and how you can learn from their errors)

About Your Speakers:

Laura E. Innes, Esq., is a partner at the law firm of Simpson, Garrity & Innes, PC, in South San Francisco. Her labor and employment law practice combines preventive counseling for clients with civil and administrative litigation defense. Innes has defended employers extensively in state and federal courts and before numerous state and federal agencies (ranging from the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement). She is a frequent guest lecturer and speaker on employment law topics. She earned her law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall.

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). This program is also a California-specific continuing education activity for PHR-CA and SPHR-CA recertification. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

The Employer Resource Institute is an approved MCLE Multiple Activity Provider, and this program has been approved for 1.5 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. For more information, please contact our customer service department at (800) 695-7178.

Bonus Offer

As an additional benefit, you will receive a no-risk trial subscription to California Employer Advisor when you register for this Audio Conference (or purchase a CD recording). You will receive 3 evaluation issues. If you want to continue to receive the newsletter, simply pay the invoice you will receive in the mail. If you decide the newsletter isn't for you, just write cancel on the invoice and return it. You will owe nothing, and all issues you receive are yours to keep. As with all ERI products, your satisfaction is guaranteed 100%. (Offer good for new subscribers only.)

How Do Audio Conferences Work?

An Audio Conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions' either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from Employer Resource Institute sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all Employer Resource Institute products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this Audio Conference, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.