Labor & Employment

Employee Internal Investigations: A Start-to-Finish Guide

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Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
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Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
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Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 53 minutes
Donald Wochna
R. Joseph Wessendarp
Casey Erick
Lucy Bednarek
Anne Myers
Lorna Wiggins
Samantha Hirsch
With Donald A. Wochna from E-Data Law Group LLC + 6 others
Recorded November 05, 2025.
Product ID 101191

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Overview

Real-World Approaches to Conducting Workplace Investigations and Minimizing Litigation Risks

Imagine having total confidence in your ability to conduct a legally sound internal investigation - this course makes it possible! In this full-day course, industry experts fill you in on the dos and don'ts of processing complaints, managing witnesses, drafting the final investigation report, and much more. Don't pass up this opportunity to enrich your knowledge - register today!

  • Examine best practices for planning an internal investigation.
  • Discover tips and tactics for interviewing witnesses.
  • Uncover practical guidance for collecting and assessing evidence.
  • Explore the legal essentials of drafting a sound investigation report.
  • Identify the top investigation errors that plaintiff attorneys use to build cases.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. When a Complaint Lands on Your Desk: What to Do
  2. 5 Investigation Errors That Help Plaintiff Attorneys Build Cases
  3. Conducting Interviews: Techniques, Logistics, and Witness Management
  4. Collecting and Evaluating Evidence: What You Need to Know
  5. Reaching Sound Conclusions, Drafting the Report, and Taking Next Steps
  6. Planning the Investigation: Defining the Scope, Key Players, and Strategy
  7. Discovery and Use of Investigation Materials at Trial: Plaintiff vs. Defense Moves
  8. Hot-Button Ethical Issues That Complicate Internal Investigations
Product ID 101191

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. When a Complaint Lands on Your Desk: What to Do

    1. Processing Complaints: Intake, Filing, and Evaluation Steps
    2. Different Types of Workplace Investigations
    3. Interim Measures
    4. Following the Formal Complaint Process (With Checklist)
    5. Documentation Best Practices to Keep Employers Out of Hot Water
  2. 5 Investigation Errors That Help Plaintiff Attorneys Build Cases

  3. Conducting Interviews: Techniques, Logistics, and Witness Management

  4. Collecting and Evaluating Evidence: What You Need to Know

    1. Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Workplace Investigations
    2. Different Types of Evidence in Workplace Investigations
    3. Tactics for Organizing and Documenting Evidence From Interviews
    4. Securing Digital Evidence
    5. Evaluating Authenticity and Relevance
    6. Assessing Consistency and Credibility of Findings
    7. Clever Tips for Uncovering Often-Overlooked Evidence
  5. Reaching Sound Conclusions, Drafting the Report, and Taking Next Steps

    1. Preponderance of Evidence: What You Need to Know
    2. Conflicting Testimony in Interviews: How to Make Sense of It
    3. Drafting a Sound Investigation Report: Key Components
    4. Structuring Findings in a Clear, Factual, and Neutral Tone; Avoiding Bias or Assumptions
    5. Communicating Investigation Results to the Involved Parties
    6. Determining Remedial Actions
  6. Planning the Investigation: Defining the Scope, Key Players, and Strategy

  7. Discovery and Use of Investigation Materials at Trial: Plaintiff vs. Defense Moves

  8. Hot-Button Ethical Issues That Complicate Internal Investigations

    1. Document Retention: Ethical Obligations and Legal Best Practices
    2. When You Uncover Criminal Conduct in an Investigation: Ethical Duties
    3. Duty of Reporting vs. Confidentiality: How to Strike the Right Balance
    4. Upjohn Warnings in Employee Interviews: When and How
    5. Handling Interviewee Requests for a Copy of the Final Report
    6. Identifying and Resolving Conflicts of Interest

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. HR professionals, accountants, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Donald A Wochna
Donald A.
Wochna
E-Data Law Group LLC
R. Joseph Wessendarp
R. Joseph
Wessendarp
R. Joseph Wessendarp, Attorney at Law
Casey S Erick
Casey S.
Erick
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Lucy Bednarek
Lucy
Bednarek
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Anne R Myers
Anne R.
Myers
Comegno Law Group, P.C.
Lorna M Wiggins
Lorna M.
Wiggins
Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C.
Samantha E Hirsch
Samantha E.
Hirsch
Margolis Edelstein
Speaker bio
Donald A Wochna

Donald A. Wochna

E-Data Law Group LLC
Donald Wochna

formed the E-Data Law Group LLC almost 19 years ago, which is a consortium of experts that design, build and defend advanced technological solutions to legal challenges in litigation, healthcare, audit, privacy and security issues. The vision of the E-Data Law Group is to use electronic data to make the practice of law proactive. Mr. Wochna obtained one of the first civilian licenses for computer forensic software, and began a business identifying, preserving, extracting, analyzing and producing electronically stored information, including content, metadata and artifacts. He earned his B.S. degree from Cal State Long Beach and his J.D. degree from The Law School, University of Chicago. Mr. Wochna has written hundreds of articles related to ediscovery, Big Data, analytics, and the challenges to the legal profession raised by electronic information systems. His books include, E-discovery: Making the Computer Your Best Witness, published by Ohio State Bar Association. Mr. Wochna is a frequent and lively speaker regarding electronic data issues. He has testified before the Advisory Committee on Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure, and has been influential in shaping the process by which large sparse datasets are defensibly searched to produce relevant information without reliance upon agreed-upon search terms.

Speaker bio
R. Joseph Wessendarp

R. Joseph Wessendarp

R. Joseph Wessendarp, Attorney at Law
R. Joseph Wessendarp

is a solo practitioner in West Chester, who advises and defends private and public sector employers and businesses in labor and employment, workers' compensation, workplace health and safety regulatory compliance, discriminatory and retaliatory discharge, wage/hour issues, and collective bargaining. He practices before state and federal trial and appellate courts, administrative tribunals, and arbitrations. Mr. Wessendarp earned his B.A. degree from the University of Cincinnati and his J.D. degree from the University of Detroit.

Speaker bio
Casey S Erick

Casey S. Erick

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Casey Erick

is a partner with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and a member of the Labor & Employment practice. He focuses on commercial litigation and employment law. Mr. Eric has represented clients in both litigation and transactional matters that span across commercial law, labor and employment, real estate, consumer protection, and general litigation; including, but not limited to breach of contract, corporate trade secret theft, tortious interference, defamation, personal injury, fraud, and various other kinds of civil litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Dallas Bar Association, and is board-certified in civil trial law. Mr. Eric earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Mississippi and his J.D. degree from Baylor School of Law.

Speaker bio
Lucy Bednarek

Lucy Bednarek

Littler Mendelson P.C.
Lucy Bednarek

is of counsel in the Chicago office of Littler Mendelson P.C. She is an experienced litigation attorney with extensive jury trial experience in state and federal court. Ms. Bednarek defends employers in all areas of employment law including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, disability discrimination and accommodation, family and medical leave, whistleblower, equal pay, wage and hour, defamation, breach of contract, and military service. She defends claims involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Equal Pay Act (EPA), Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Section 1981, and state laws. Ms. Bednarek also defends employers before state and federal administrative agencies, including the EEOC, Illinois Human Rights Commission,Indiana Civil Rights Commission, and Indiana Department of Labor. She earned her B.A. degree from Loyola University Chicago and her J.D. degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Ms. Bednarek is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IADTC), Defense Research Institute (DRI), Illinois State Bar Association and Indiana State Bar Association.

Speaker bio
Anne R Myers

Anne R. Myers

Comegno Law Group, P.C.
Anne Myers

is a partner with Comegno Law Group, P.C., where her practice includes defense of employment practices claims. Ms. Myers recently secured summary judgment dismissal of EPL claims that garnered national and international attention. Her defense side practice also includes design defect defense for architects and engineers, directors and officers liability, accountants, insurance agents, real estate agents, title insurance agents and agencies, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies, as well as medical malpractice. Ms. Myers earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Arizona State University Honors College and her J.D. degree from Cornell University. Ms. Myers is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Texas, the U.S. District Court for New Jersey, the U.S. District Court (Eastern, Middle, and Western districts) of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court (Southern, Northern, and Eastern districts) of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Speaker bio
Lorna M Wiggins

Lorna M. Wiggins

Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C.
Lorna Wiggins

is a shareholder in the Albuquerque law firm of Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C. She has practiced primarily in the areas of labor and employment law. Ms. Wiggins started practicing law in New Mexico after completing a judicial clerkship. Much of her practice includes advising management on various personnel issues, including hiring, discipline, termination and layoff issues; negotiating employment contracts; non-compete agreements; patent waiver agreements; and assisting management in developing and implementing personnel policies. Ms. Wiggins regularly assists management in certification and decertification elections, negotiating union contracts, arbitrations, and unfair labor practice charges. She regularly defends employers before the New Mexico Human Right Commission, EEOC, OFCCP, NLRB, and state and federal courts. Ms. Wiggins routinely provides training to employers in recognizing and eliminating discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and is a frequent lecturer on labor and employment law. She attended Southern Methodist University, and earned her B.S. degree, cum laude, from the University of North Dakota and her J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law. Ms. Wiggins is a member of the Albuquerque and American bar associations, and State Bar of New Mexico.

Speaker bio
Samantha E Hirsch

Samantha E. Hirsch

Margolis Edelstein
Samantha Hirsch

is an attorney at Margolis Edelstein. Her practice is centered on complex litigation, including collective, class, and single-plaintiff matters. Ms. Hirsch's focus is on employment litigation, defending employment disputes involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. She also counsels and advises employers on best practices and compliance with federal, state, and local rules and requirements. Ms. Hirsch earned her B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University and her J.D. degree from Widener University - Delaware Law School. She is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association; and is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court of New Jersey.

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