What do I do if someone wants to argue with me during a workplace investigation?

What do you do if somebody wants to argue with you during your investigation? Sometimes a person being argumentative is a component of the allegation you’re there to investigate, right? Being incredibly antagonistic could be an element of a bullying allegation or, say a hostile work environment allegation. That being said, you need to do […]

What do I do if someone lies to me during a workplace investigation?

What do you do when someone is lying to you or you think someone is lying to you? First and foremost, you are there to be a neutral person whose primary role is to collect facts. And so I think you tell the person that you have concerns about the integrity of the things they’re […]

Expanding Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers

Expanding Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers On December 22, 2022, Congress passed an omnibus spending bill that included two measures to expand protections for pregnant and nursing mothers in the workplace. These measures include the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). Employee Protections […]