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BENEFITS |
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Any prudent employer will want to investigate and, if necessary,
remedy reported discrimination or harassment. In some states, a
prompt investigation is legally required.
This live audio
conference will provide you with valuable and practical advice
on planning and conducting internal investigations, and
assessing how to respond once the investigation is completed.
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AGENDA |
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How to Plan and Structure an
Internal Investigation of an
Employment Matter
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Who Should Investigate?
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Creating an Investigation Plan
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Who Should Be
Interviewed?
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What Documents
Should Be
Reviewed?
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What Records
Should Be
Generated and
Kept?
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Interviewing the Victim
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Interviewing the Witnesses
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What to Ask
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What Not to Say
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Witness
Statements, Tape
Recording and
Documentation
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Interviewing the Accused
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Confidentiality and Employee
Inquiries
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Role of Inside and Outside
Counsel for Individuals
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Attorney-Client
Privilege Issue
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What to Do If
the Accused or
the Victim
Retains Counsel
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Retaliation and Interference in
Investigations
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After the Fact Investigations
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Concluding the Investigation and
Determining What to Do
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Undercover Investigations,
Searches and Polygraphs
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What to Tell the Work Force
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND |
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This live audio conference is designed for human resource
professionals, business owners and managers, presidents, vice
presidents, operations managers, controllers, accountants and
attorneys. |
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FACULTY |
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George S. Howard Jr., Jones Day
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Partner in the law firm of Jones Day’s San Diego
office
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Practices labor and employment law on behalf of
management
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Listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in
America since 1993
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Recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the top 10
attorneys in San Diego in any area of practice
from 2007 to 2009
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Selected by the San Diego Daily Transcript as
one of the city’s leading labor lawyers in 2006,
2007 and 2009
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Listed in Chambers USA as one of the premier
labor and employment lawyers in California since
2005
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Tried major employment cases, including
multi-week bench and jury cases, and many
shorter matters to judges, administrative law
judges and arbitrators
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Handled large numbers of lawsuits involving
employment discrimination, wage and hour issues,
harassment, trade secrets, employment contract
disputes and wrongful termination
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Extensive experience in union and management
relations and collective bargaining, along with
trial experience in contract, warranty and real
estate cases
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Former chair of the Employers Group Legal
Committee, a group of 17 California employment
lawyers who represent the interests of
employers, as amicus curiae, in appeals of
important employment cases in state and federal
courts
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Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment
Lawyers
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Founding editor of The Rutter Group’s California
Practice Guide - Employment Litigation and
continues to serve as a contributing editor of
that widely used treatise
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Instrumental in negotiating the first collective
bargaining agreement in California between a
labor organization and a federally recognized
American Indian tribe in 1999 and 2000
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Former president of the San Diego chapter of the
Industrial Relations Research Association
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Frequent speaker on employment law topics for
such groups as The Rutter Group, the Association
of Corporate Counsel and the University of
Southern California Institute for Corporate
Counsel
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Previously a partner in the San Diego office of
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and the firm’s
senior labor/employment lawyer in California
from 1999 to April 2007
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J.D. and B.A. degrees, University of Virginia
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Can be contacted at 858-314-1166 or
gshoward@jonesday.com
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LIVE AUDIO CONFERENCE OVERVIEW |
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* 90-minute
live audio conference (Travel-Free) delivered over the phone
and internet.
* Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire
department.
* 10-minute Q&A session with the experts.
* A professionally prepared reference manual.
* Continuing education credits available for most live audio
conferences |
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CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
(sponsored by Lorman Education Services) |
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CLE (Please check the "Detailed Credit
Information" page for states that have
already been approved)
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CPE
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HR Certification Institute
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HRPD
Click here for the "Detailed Credit Information" page.
Only registered attendee will receive continuing
education credit.
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| REGISTER |
Registration - Session Only: $199.00
Registration - Live Audio Conference plus CD
Recording: $268.00 |
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(Not available outside the US or Canada) |
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