MENU EVENT Essentials Of Workplace Investigations NOV 03, 2016 CALPELRA 41st Annual Training Conference Monterey, CA Workplace investigations can involve the most trivial of workplace disputes to allegations that could lead to significant legal liability. How an employer conducts and documents a workplace investigation raises numerous legal issues that often play out during subsequent litigation, such as claims of privacy, privilege, and admissibility of evidence, including witness statements and investigation reports. In this session you’ll learn: the obligations of employers and managers to investigate, analyze, and make fair decisions about workplace complaints; basic principles for conducting adequate and lawful workplace investigations; the risks and benefits of using neutral third party investigators versus conducting investigations in house; how to document workplace investigations and employee discipline and what makes documentation effective; the scope of the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, and discovery during litigation; recent trends regarding the disclosure of investigation and discipline documents under the Public Records Act; and how social media evidence can and cannot be used in workplace investigations and employee discipline matters. RELATED PRACTICES Related People Timothy L. Davis Partner Silicon Valley T: +1 408.606.6300 D: +1 408.606.6317 F: +1 408.606.6333 tdavis@bwslaw.com vCard Biography Linked Samantha W. Zutler Partner San Francisco T: +1 415.655.8100 D: +1 415.655.8113 F: +1 415.655.8099 szutler@bwslaw.com vCard Biography Linked Home About Values Diversity History People Practices Construction Law Constitutional Law Education Law Eminent Domain And Inverse Condemnation Employment Law And Litigation Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources Insurance Coverage and Litigation Family Law Financial Institutions And Bankruptcy Intellectual Property Labor Relations Law Enforcement Defense Litigation Public Law Real Estate and Business Law Tort Claims And Products Liability Results Insights News Events Publications Blog Locations Inland Empire Los Angeles Marin County Oakland Orange County Palm Desert San Diego San Francisco Silicon Valley Ventura County Careers Contacts Legal Notices Privacy Policy Sitemap BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP LOS ANGELES 444 South Flower St., Ste 2400 Los Angeles, CA 90071 800.333.4297 © Copyright 2021, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP. All Rights Reserved. This website contains attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.