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Oppenheimer Investigations Group

The Investigative Interview: Best Practices When Interacting with Third Persons

An investigative interview is an opportunity for the investigator to gather relevant facts related to a concern in a workplace. The role of the investigator during an investigative interview is to hear the perspective of the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Workplace Investigations – One Size Does Not Fit All

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Over the last few years, employers have faced new and expanded obligations under state and federal employment laws relating to prohibition of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace. These changes stem...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How Employers Can Prepare for Handling Immigration Enforcement Raids in the Workplace

In light of recent inquiries from our clients regarding potential immigration enforcement workplace raids, it is essential to emphasize the importance of preparation given the current administration's focus on this issue....more

Fisher Phillips

New Year, New Goals: Why You’ll Want to Add Workplace Investigation Training to Your 2025 Resolution List

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Before the ink dries on your professional New Year’s resolutions, you may want to add “empower leaders with investigation training.” While most employers appreciate that complaints about potential workplace misconduct or...more

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EntertainHR: 3 Lessons to Learn from Depp-Heard Defamation Litigation

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Although the extreme allegations raised in this high-profile case do not frequently arise in the workplace, there are some lessons employers and HR professionals can gain from viewing the legal proceedings....more

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Workplace Investigations in 2022: Ringing in the New Year on the Right Foot

According to a poll conducted during an Ogletree Deakins webinar in 2021, 70 percent of approximately 1,200 attendees had experienced an increase in internal workplace complaints. In addition, a recently published outlook for...more

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A Sobering Reality for Craft Breweries: 5-Step Action Plan to Address Workplace Harassment

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The brewing industry has been overwhelmed over the past few weeks with numerous accounts of employees claiming harassment, gender discrimination, and toxic work environments. What started as one woman’s account of harassment...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Employment Practices Liability Insurance - January 26th - 28th, 10:15 am - 4:15 pm EST

29th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance - ACI’s 29th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance conference returns on January 26-28, 2021 in an interactive, virtual format! This yearly conference is the...more

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New Jersey Governor Issues New Executive Order As State Experiences Coronavirus “Second Wave”

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“It is coming and it is coming now,” says New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy of the second coronavirus wave hitting the state. To address the public health dangers of the new uptick in cases, which are exacerbated by the return...more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

OR-OSHA Announces Workplace Social Distancing Investigations

In the wake of an onslaught of employee complaints about social distancing in the workplace, the Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OR-OSHA”) announced that it would begin workplace inspections in order to...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Enforcement Guidance on National Origin and Immigration Status Discrimination

The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued new enforcement guidance on discrimination based on actual or perceived national origin or immigration status in employment, as well as in housing and public...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig? Dog Days - Don't Fight

Dear YouDig?, We are on fire this construction season. With the busy schedule comes a lot of pressure. Last week, during a hot afternoon stretch, one of our workers lost his head and beat the living hell out of a coworker....more

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#MeToo: A New Spotlight On An Old Problem

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Statistics show that sexual harassment in the workplace is an unfortunate reality. Surveys conducted over the years have suggested that approximately 25 percent of women have experienced some sort of sexual harassment in the...more

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Going Global? Top 5 Labor and Employment Concerns for Multinational Businesses

In this episode, Diana Nehro, a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ International Practice Group, covers five of the most significant labor and employment concerns for multinational companies. Tune in for a discussion about...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Iceman Cometh: Worksite Immigration Enforcement on the Rise, So Check Your I-9s

As the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration proceeds on numerous fronts, employers increasingly find themselves caught in the crosshairs. In fact, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Employment Law Symposium: Preventing and Dealing with Workplace Harassment

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Sexual harassment in the workplace has been in the news a lot lately, thanks to high-profile cases involving people such as former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, actor Kevin Spacey, and Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein....more

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Reporting Sexual Harassment In The Digital Age

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In the wake of #TimesUp and #MeToo, the business world continues to reel over the seemingly shocking realization that sexual harassment is even more pervasive than most had imagined. This movement has forced employers across...more

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Update - Cal/OSHA Hotel Housekeeping Injury Standard Effective July 1, 2018

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As we reported in January, after nearly six years of discussion and debate, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board (Board) approved a standard on “Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention.” The final regulation was recently...more

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Web Exclusive: 5-Step Plan To Address Growing Sexual Harassment Concerns

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For several months now, it seems that each new day has brought about a fresh round of reporting on yet another high-profile sexual harassment accusation. What started in October with substantiated allegations against movie...more

Holland & Knight LLP

What to Do About #MeToo: Anti-Harassment Guidance for Employers

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• Now more than ever, employers must proactively assess their policies and training systems to lay the groundwork for appropriate organizational responses to sexual harassment allegations or complaints that arise among...more

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#MeToo: Revisiting Policies in a Trending Workplace

From Twitter hashtags to news media talking points, #MeToo has come to powerfully symbolize what many have termed a “watershed moment” for modern American culture on the issues of sexual harassment and sex discrimination. And...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update Volume 6, Issue 4

Five social media law issues to discuss with your clients - The explosive growth of social media has clients facing legal questions that didn’t even exist a few short years ago. Helping your clients navigate this...more

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