What do I do to investigate slut-shaming? So, it’s been my experience that people who are experiencing slut-shaming… First of all, you need to of course get the reporting party to define what they mean by that. But generally, the idea that somebody’s sexual activities are not in align with
What do you do if someone is quitting or already quit and you really need them to be part of your investigation? The first thing you do is find out your client’s protocol in this situation. For example, many government entities will not engage former employees in most workplace investigations.
What do you do if you suspect someone secretly recording your investigation? First, you should always assume that people are secretly recording your investigation. Every single one that you’ve ever done, you should assume it’s secretly being recorded. I also do this in my initial admonishments where I say, “Hey,
What do you do if you receive an admission? Suppose you’re going into an accused interview and you have reason to suspect that you’re going to receive an admission and it’s about something that is, or the concrete, or rather likely to go to litigation. In that case, you might
How do you prove up perceptions? So perceptions are hard to prove, because they tend not to have a legal definition and because they are open to perceptions. So saying that somebody is inappropriate is a great example. Everybody has a different definition of what is and is not appropriate
What do you do to prevent gossip? In my initial admonishments, we tell people things like, “we’ll ask that you maintain a professional level of confidentiality.” And I’ll often say, “As you can imagine, if gossip starts, it depletes the quality of the investigation that I’m trying to do. And,
What do you do when you’re investigating positive stereotypes? So, things like women are good at nursing, or Asians are good at math. Positive stereotypes are just as detrimental as negative stereotypes. And that analysis is outside the scope of this particular video, but positive stereotypes do damage and are
What do you do if the police are involved in your investigation? First, you let the police do their police thing because your investigation has a lower standard than theirs. And so, you let them go first and foremost, and you let them tell you what to do. There can
How do you define the point of an investigation? This is probably a cross between what the reporting party cares about and what your client cares about. So, it could be the case that your reporting party is wrapped up in something that the employer doesn’t care about. People… The
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