Investigations

Steve Hirschfeld and Amy Durgan will be presenting the latest information employers need to know about managing risk from hiring to firing, including: Hiring process including criminal background checks, candidate…

The California Supreme Court refused to decide whether the “honest belief” defense to discrimination and retaliation claims is valid under California law.  Instead, in Richey v. Autonation, Inc., the Court…

After reading the Ted Wells investigation report of the Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin matter, I had several reactions.  Most focused on Incognito’s reprehensible and vile bullying of Martin, primarily…

As an employment law attorney, I regularly advise employers on personnel issues, including the conduct of internal investigations into employee complaints.  Colleagues at my firm have a similar practice.  We…

For the first time since January 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unquestionably has a quorum to issue rulings.  This comes on the heels of the U.S. Senate’s votes…

Confidentiality is the hallmark to any meaningful attempt to investigate workplace misconduct.  Not only for the alleged victim of harassment or discrimination, but for the alleged perpetrator too.  Apparently, the…

The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s decision which prohibited the so-called “honest belief” defense used by California employers in response to claims under the California…