Do's and Don'ts for Internal Investigations of Employment Issues

Date: July 9, 2012

1:00 pm ET  (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT)

Length:  1 hour 30 minutes

Live Audio Conference: $209.00

Audio Conference ID: 389883

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Benefits

Any prudent employer will want to investigate and, if necessary, remedy reported discrimination or harassment. In some states, a prompt investigation is legally required. This live audio conference will provide you with valuable and practical advice on planning and conducting internal investigations, and assessing how to respond once the investigation is completed.

Agenda

	How to Plan and Structure an Internal Investigation of an Employment Matter
	Who Should Investigate?
	Creating an Investigation Plan
	Who Should Be Interviewed? What Documents Should Be Reviewed? What Records Should Be Generated and Kept?
	Interviewing the Victim
	Interviewing the Witnesses
	What to Ask What Not to Say Witness Statements, Tape Recording and Documentation
	Interviewing the Accused
	Confidentiality and Employee Inquiries
	Role of Inside and Outside Counsel for Individuals
	Attorney-Client Privilege Issue What to Do If the Accused or the Victim Retains Counsel
	Retaliation and Interference in Investigations
	After the Fact Investigations
	Concluding the Investigation and Determining What to Do
	Undercover Investigations, Searches and Polygraphs
	What to Tell the Work Force

Faculty

George S. Howard Jr., Jones Day

George S. Howard Jr.

• Partner in the law firm of Jones Day’s San Diego office
• Practices labor and employment law on behalf of management
• Listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America since 1993
• Recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the top 10 attorneys in San Diego in any area of practice from 2007 to 2009
• Selected by the San Diego Daily Transcript as one of the city’s leading labor lawyers in 2006, 2007 and 2009
• Listed in Chambers USA as one of the premier labor and employment lawyers in California since 2005
• Tried major employment cases, including multi-week bench and jury cases, and many shorter matters to judges, administrative law judges and arbitrators
• Handled large numbers of lawsuits involving employment discrimination, wage and hour issues, harassment, trade secrets, employment contract disputes and wrongful termination
• Extensive experience in union and management relations and collective bargaining, along with trial experience in contract, warranty and real estate cases
• Former chair of the Employers Group Legal Committee, a group of 17 California employment lawyers who represent the interests of employers, as amicus curiae, in appeals of important employment cases in state and federal courts
• Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Founding editor of The Rutter Group’s California Practice Guide - Employment Litigation and continues to serve as a contributing editor of that widely used treatise
• Instrumental in negotiating the first collective bargaining agreement in California between a labor organization and a federally recognized American Indian tribe in 1999 and 2000
• Former president of the San Diego chapter of the Industrial Relations Research Association
• Frequent speaker on employment law topics for such groups as The Rutter Group, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the University of Southern California Institute for Corporate Counsel
• Previously a partner in the San Diego office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and the firm’s senior labor/employment lawyer in California from 1999 to April 2007
• J.D. and B.A. degrees, University of Virginia
• Can be contacted at 858-314-1166 or gshoward@jonesday.com

Continuing Education Units

• CLE (Please check the "Detailed Credit Information" page for states that have already been approved)
• CPE
• HR Certification Institute
• HRPD
• Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
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Detailed Credit Information


Only registered attendee will receive continuing education credit. Additional attendees can receive continuing education credits at a discounted price. Call 1-866-352-9540 for further credit information and details.


Who Should Attend

This live audio conference is designed for human resource professionals, business owners and managers, presidents, vice presidents, operations managers, controllers, accountants and attorneys.