Investigating Workplace Harassment: How to Be Fair, Thorough, and Legal
- 3h 23m
- Amy Oppenheimer, Craig Pratt
- Society for Human Resource Management
- 2008
Detailing specific, experienced-based techniques for conducting investigations of harassment based on gender, race, religion, national origin, age, or disability, this tutorial provides advice on every step of an investigation—planning, documenting, interviewing, weighing evidence, making a decision, and taking remedial action. General principles are illustrated with examples drawn from specific situations or lawsuits. Appendices include such information as a model harassment policy and a sample memo initiating investigation.
About the Authors
Amy Oppenheimer, JD, trains businesses on preventing harassment, investigates workplace harassment complaints, and testifies in court as an expert witness.
Craig Pratt, SPHR, MSW, the founder of an Oakland, California, firm that provides consulting services in human resources management, has extensive experience as an investigator of sexual and racial harassment complaints.
In this Book
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Investigating Workplace Harassment—How to Be Fair, Thorough, and Legal
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Preface
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Introduction
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Preparing for an Investigation of Workplace Harassment
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Harassment and the Law
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Investigations and the Law
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Investigations: When to Do Them, Who Should Do Them, and What to Investigate
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Planning the Investigation
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Documentation
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The Fact-Finding Process
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Weighing the Evidence and Making a Decision
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The Investigative Report
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Remedial Actions
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Post-Investigation Issues and Remedies
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Notes
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Answers to Self-Check Questions
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Massachusetts Model Policy
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Sample Witness Statements
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Sample Introductions to Investigative Interviews
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Sample Interviews, Notes, and Statements
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Sample Investigative Report
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Sample Follow-up Letter
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Bibliography
