Event Details

Register online at www.ogletreedeakins.com or contact Brandi Hall at
(205) 714-4424 or brandi.hall@ogletreedeakins.com.

We have submitted this program to the HR Certification Institute and SHRM for review.

TOPICS

• Investigation Basics

• Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Investigations

• Financial Investigations

• Background Checks

• Workplace Accident and Injury Investigations

• Interactive Investigations Workshop

AGENDA

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

8:45 - 9:30 a.m. HOW TO BE A SUPER SLEUTH: PREPARING FOR AND CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS

This session will discuss best practices and recent legal developments in
the ever-changing world of workplace investigations. The presentation will
identify strategies for gathering facts, preparing for and conducting interviews,
determining who is telling the truth, preparing reports, and following up with key
players. We will also discuss related risks, including potential ethics issues and
the impact of a union on investigations. The session will conclude with a list of
best practices and how to implement them.

9:30 - 9:50 a.m. “DID YOU REALLY JUST SAY THAT?”—AN INTERACTIVE LOOK AT
HANDLING SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS
Sexual harassment and misconduct complaints can be complicated. This session
will explore strategies for how to ask those uncomfortable questions, spotlight
common mistakes in the investigation and resolution process, and discuss how
to avoid making costly errors.
9:50 - 10:10 a.m. FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS—WHAT’$ THE WOR$T THAT CAN HAPPEN?
Whether, when, and how to conduct an internal financial investigation depends
on your industry, your regulatory obligations, the issues, and the potential
consequences. This session will discuss early planning, preservation of
evidence, determination of a realistic timetable, identification and commitment of
resources, the role of attorneys and other consultants, and how to evaluate and
act on the results of these investigations.

10:10 - 10:30 a.m. TO BACKGROUND CHECK, OR NOT TO BACKGROUND CHECK: THAT IS
THE QUESTION
Employers that fail to conduct background checks risk lawsuits when an
employee causes harm. Yet employers that do conduct background checks have
been under attack by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and
plaintiffs’ attorneys looking to create class actions out of technical violations of
the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and state mini-FCRAs. Add that to
the growing list of states and cities with ban-the-box or related restrictions, and
an employer’s headaches increase exponentially. This session will offer practical
strategies for conducting background checks.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. BREAK
 

10:45 - 11:30 a.m. WORKPLACE ACCIDENT AND INJURY INVESTIGATIONS: MANAGEMENT

AND RESPONSE

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s fatality and catastrophic

injury or illness investigations pose unique challenges, especially for those who

are not usually on the front lines of safety compliance. In this interactive “how-to”

session featuring example scenarios, the presenters will cover whether and how

to prepare an internal report; how to deal with coworkers, family, media, and law

enforcement; how to analyze potential general liability exposure; how to select

and work with appropriate experts; and how to set and manage expectations and

outcomes.

11:30 - Noon LUNCH

Noon - 2:00 p.m. SHERLOCK OR PSYCH? AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO WORKSHOP FEATURING

THE BEST AND WORST PRACTICES IN WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS

Learning from our own mistakes is effective, but it can be painful and costly.

This interactive video presentation will let you learn from other investigators’

mistakes. Watch HR practitioners interview critical witnesses, then join our panel

of experienced legal pundits to discuss what the others did correctly, did poorly,

or failed to do at all. This workshop follows the investigative process from intake

of the complaint all the way through testimony in court.