As I’ve written about before, the plaintiff’s bar is growing increasingly sophisticated in its strategic efforts to attack employers’ internal workplace investigations. Unfortunately, too many employers have made themselves vulnerable to these attacks by failing to ensure that their internal … Continue reading
In the first in the two-part post, Washington attorney Amy Stephson discussed the negative impact an investigation can have on a work group. She also addressed the “low hanging fruit,” i.e., the basic post-investigation actions that need to be taken. In … Continue reading
With Valentine’s Day only a week away, I thought I’d repost my discussion of “love contracts.” A “love contract” or in lawyer terms – a Consensual Relationship Agreement — is an effort to mitigate the risk of sexual harassment … Continue reading
Regardless of how well an internal workplace investigation is handled, it is not unusual for the effects of the investigation to linger in the workplace. Rumors abound. Feelings are hurt. Productivity suffers. Amy Stephson is an attorney in Seattle, Washington … Continue reading