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"Diane provides business owners and HR professionals with a clearly written, road map of how to proceed in conducting a Workplace Investigation of employee misconduct.  Diane’s approach is methodical and instinctive, peppered with real life scenarios you will encounter making the reading real and the process manageable.  This book is a must in every manager’s library."

Jeanne Stewart, SPHR
President, Human Resources Association of New York
President, HR on the Move, LLC.


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Workplace Investigations

written by
Diane Pfadenhauer

Table of Contents

What Others Are Saying
About the Author
Warning–Disclaimer
A Note from the Author

Chapter 1: Retaining and Working with Outside Counsel
Assess the Organization
The Function of Outside Counsel
Assessing Inside Experts
Choosing External Counsel
Concerning Insurance
Division of Labor and Developing a Relationship
Litigation

Chapter 2: Advocating for the Third-Party Investigator
Fair and Unbiased Investigators
Fairness Perceived
Attorney-Client Privilege
Experienced Professionals
Being Taken Seriously and Scheduling
Office Politics
Ability to Get the Organization Back on Track
EEOC Guidance

Chapter 3: Preparing for the Storm
Specific Policies to Review
Internal Considerations
Organizational Research Findings

Chapter 4: The 12-Step Investigation Process
1. Intake of Information
2. Outline Your Plan
3. Prepare for Interviews
4. Conducting Interviews
5. Documentary and Other Evidence
6. Timeline of Events
7. Preserve Evidence
8. Confirm Evidence
9. Reaching a Conclusion
10. Confronting the Accused
11. Follow Up
12. Communicating Results and Providing Feedback to the Claimant and the Accused

Chapter 5: The FACT Act and its Affect on Workplace Investigations
FACT Act Summary

Chapter 6: Workplace Investigations: The Top 10 Investigation Tips
Tip #1
Tip #2
Tip #3
Tip #4
Tip #5
Tip #6
Tip #7
Tip #8
Tip #9
Tip #10

Conclusion
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
Index