Rights in a Workplace Investigation
August 31, 2011 Leave a comment
Employers have a legal obligation to maintain a safe working environment, a mandate that includes ensuring that interpersonal contact is not unlawfully harassing or discriminatory. When concerns about harassment or discrimination, among other issues, arises, an employer should conduct a “workplace investigation” to determine whether a problem does in fact exist.
Attached is an interesting piece on the rights of employees during an internal workplace investigation.
