Wednesday, August 5, 2020 – 10:00am PDT – Interviewing people who have experienced trauma is never easy, but it is even more difficult in this time of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders. With most interviews conducted over a computer screen, investigators need to find new approaches to these interviews in order to minimize re-traumatization and get people’s accounts as accurately as possible.
AWI Webinar: Managing an Investigation Practice in a Time of Uncertainty
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Noon PT, 1:00 MT, 2:00 pm CT, 3:00 pm ET Session Description Representatives from four workplace investigation firms discuss lessons learned from operating in the current COVID-19 environment. Attendees will learn about how investigation firms have weathered the current environment including how their investigators have adapted to stay at home orders.…
$50,000 investigation supports misconduct allegations against Oakland police commissioner
As published by San Francisco Chronicle By Megan Cassidy March 16, 2020 A private investigation into Oakland police Commissioner Ginale Harris either partially or fully upheld six of seven allegations of misconduct, including complaints of her making racially charged comments, threatening city employees’ jobs and attempting to use her position to escape towing fees. Harris…
Effective Employee Reporting Systems After Weinstein Verdict
As published by Law 360 By Keith Rohman and Karen Kramer February 24, 2020 The Harvey Weinstein criminal case exemplifies what happens when powerful people have unfettered influence over the much less powerful. As it turns out, the powerful in these stories of sexual harassment are most often men, wielding their positions of power over women. This…
Viewpoint: Hold workplace investigations to high standards
As published by Washington Business Journal By Amy Oppenheimer and Keith Rohman, Contributing Writers January 17, 2020 Calling something an “investigation” does not make it so. Even today, questions still remain about the FBI’s investigation of sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, for instance. From our perspective as professional workplace investigators, the…
PII Investigations in Recent Court Rulings on Title IX
PII Investigations in Recent Court Rulings on Title IX October 18, 2019 Investigations completed by Public Interest Investigations, Inc. (PII) were part of two recent decisions by California courts. In both instances, PII investigated allegations of sexual assault at Occidental College. In John Doe v. Occidental College, B282292 and B284707, appellate courts ruled in the college’s…