How to Conduct a Harassment Investigation & Avoid Future Liability

Join Carolyn D. Richmond, chair of Fox’s Hospitality Practice, and Labor & Employment attorneys Alexander Bogdan, Matthew Berger and Bryn Goodman, for an overview of best practices for employers in conducting internal investigations into allegations of employee misconduct.

Topics

• The importance of updated employee handbooks and policies
• Training managers and supervisors to identify inappropriate conduct
• Taking proper steps once a problem is reported
• Focusing investigations on factual evidence only
• Conducting employee interviews
• Knowing when to retain counsel
• Taking proper steps once a problem is reported
• Navigating pitfalls in the process
• Keeping proper documentation and drawing conclusion
• Q&A