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    Workplace Investigation Seminar-Huntsville, AL

    Date: August 13, 2015, 8:30am – 2:00pm
    Organizer:
    OGLETREE DEAKINS
    Location:
    Jackson Center
    (in Cummings Research Park)
    6001 Moquin Drive NW
    Huntsville, AL 35806
    (256) 327-7320
    Price:
    Complimentary (Breakfast, lunch, and program materials are included.)
    Event Type:
    Workshop
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    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.