Description
Main Event:
Master Workplace Investigations: A 2-Hour Online Seminar for Professionals
Wednesday, March 25 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM EST
Join our Introductory Webinar for a sneak peek into the comprehensive Workplace Investigations session. This promotional session will provide a high-level overview of the key concepts and critical skills covered in the main webinar. Designed to empower HR professionals, managers, and leaders, the main session dives deep into best practices for investigating workplace misconduct, including harassment, theft, retaliation, and more. You’ll learn how to conduct fair and impartial investigations, document findings effectively, and minimize organizational liability while fostering a positive work environment. Attending the main webinar will give you practical tools to navigate the art and science of investigations, including building rapport during interviews, ensuring compliance with laws, and crafting thorough reports. If you’re ready to enhance your skills, protect your organization, and uphold workplace fairness, this is a must-attend event! Promo Key Learning Points:
Understanding Workplace Investigations:
- Beyond harassment—exploring other forms of misconduct (e.g., theft, safety violations, retaliation, etc.).
- The role of HR, management, and external investigators in the process.
The Investigation Process – A Blend of Art and Science:
- Balancing compliance and documentation with rapport-building and sensitivity.
- Creating a safe and structured interview environment.
Key Considerations Before Starting an Investigation:
- Identifying whether a formal or informal approach is required.
- Assessing the need for legal counsel or external specialists.
Conducting Effective Interviews:
- Strategies for interviewing complainants, accused, and witnesses.
- Managing uncooperative participants and reducing stress during interviews.
Documentation and Reporting Essentials:
- Capturing accurate details for liability protection.
- Writing formal investigation reports and documenting findings.
Legal and Ethical Compliance:
- Understanding confidentiality, defamation risks, and evidence collection guidelines.
- Ensuring fairness and minimizing liability risks.
Why Attend?
- Gain insights into best practices for conducting impartial and defensible investigations.
- Learn tips for identifying credibility, recognizing deception, and gathering evidence.
- Enhance your ability to create thorough documentation and actionable reports.
Meet Your Instructors
Margie Faulk is a senior-level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors. Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduce potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural. Margie is a speaker and accomplished trainer and has created and presented compliance seminars/webinars for over 16 US and International compliance institutes. Margie has testified as a compliance subject matter expert (SME) for several regulatory agencies and against regulatory agencies, thank goodness not on the same day. Margie offers compliance training to HR professionals, business owners, and leadership to ensure compliance with workplace and regulations. Margie’s unique training philosophy includes providing free customized tools for all attendees. These tools are customized and have been proven to be part of an effective risk management strategy. Some of the customized tools include the I-9 Self Audit. Correction and Storage program, Ban the Box Decision Matrix Policy that Employers can provide in a dispute for allegations, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide, Drug-Free Workplace Volatile Termination E-Book and other compliance program tools when attendees register and attend Margie’s training. Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).
