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(November 2000)
New Course: Effective Workplace Investigations HD-04
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Waag and Co. is proud to
announce the availability of a new Human Resources training
course: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations
(course number HD-04) . The intensifying pressure for
employers to investigate claims has created a demand
for HR managers and staff to receive training in how
to conduct a legal, appropriate, and effective investigation.
The addition of this course brings the total number of
management and employee training courses offered by Waag
and Co. to fourteen!
There has been much in the news about the need to investigate
claims by employees that they have been victims of discrimination
or harassment. In these matters, the courts will conclude
that if you did not investigate it, then you must have
condoned the bad behavior. Even when it is the employer
who is the victim, such as in cases of embezzlement or
other wrongdoing, there are so many potential traps in
an investigation (such as invasion of privacy, defamation,
etc.), that many employers are fearful of the ramifications
of any investigation.
In response to these concerns, some employers have tried
to avoid any problems by simply terminating suspected wrongdoers.
The problem is that these alleged wrongdoers can also sue
you. If a fired employee can establish an express or implied
agreement not to dismiss except for good cause, the employee
would have the opportunity to attack whether or not good
cause really existed. After all, if you did not even investigate,
then how could you have had good cause? |
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A complete course outline
is available on this web site (go to “SERVICES”, then
click on “Training Courses”). To go there now, click
here.
This bulletin is a general overview of the subject matter,
and is not meant to provide professional opinions regarding
any specific case, matter, or set of facts, or to substitute
for the professional advice of Waag and Co. Instead, please
contact Susan S. Waag, Esq. for additional information. |
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