Last week, Chief Judge of the Northern District of Iowa, Linda Reade, issued an order requiring the EEOC to pay to Defendant CRST Van Expedited the sum of $4.56 million in attorney’s fees, expenses, and costs. Defendant CRST is a
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Recruiting, Social Media and Disparate Impact
I just listened to a very informative podcast today by economist and statistical consultant Stephanie R. Thomas, Ph.D., titled Recruiting, Social Media and Disparate Impact, which I highly recommend to anyone reading this post, particularly, recruiters. Ms. Thomas
Should a Workplace Investigator Examine Statistics?
Employment attorney Jonathan Hyman writes an interesting blog post this week concerning statistics: Why Statistics are So Important in Reduction in Force Cases. Attorney Hyman states that “the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act requires all releases and
Gathering Documents in a Workplace Investigation
An interesting article came out this week on Jobsinformed titled “Seven Steps to Successful Workplace Investigations” by employment attorney Patricia C. Perez, SPHR, founder of Puente Consulting.
In her Step 3, “Gathering Documentation”, Ms. Perez summarizes the relevance
Pitfalls to Avoid in Workplace Investigations
An article posted in the National Law Review on January 31, 2010, titled “Top 5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Conducting Workplace Investigations” by employment attorney Julie Vogelzang is worth the read. She lists and discusses the following pitfalls:
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Peace Officer Investigation: Some Special Considerations
Workplace investigations involving Public Safety Officers are governed by special procedural rules set forth in the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (“POBR”). Specifically, California Gov’t Code section 3303 says: When any public safety officer is under
Pornography Investigation at SEC Ongoing
According to a news article today at OneNewsNow, SEC employees are under investigation for viewing pornography on their work computers. Action ranging from counseling to dismissal has already been taken against some employees.
Rick Schatz of the National Coalition
Local District Attorney Cleared of Retaliation in Investigative Report
A couple of weeks ago, I made a posting about the completion of the workplace investigation of District Attorney Michael Ramos in San Bernardino County. Turns out that the scope of the investigation was limited to the issue of “retaliation”.
Retaliation Against Witness Who Cooperated in Sexual Harassment Investigation Costs $1.5 Million
On Monday, a jury awarded former Nashville Tennessee school employee Vicky Crawford $1.5 million after she claimed she was wrongfully terminated in 2003 because she cooperated in the sexual harassment investigation of a school official. Last January, the U.S. Supreme
Judging Credibility of Witnesses in Harassment Investigation
I came across an interesting article by a federal district judge (Honorable John L. Kane in Denver) about “Judging Credibility” of witnesses. Since judging credibility of the complainant, the accused, and the witnesses is something workplace harassment investigators