Solo and Small Firm
The Practitioner Summer 2019, Volume 25, Issue 3
Content
- Q&a with Recipients of Cla Excellence Awards
- 5 Ways Lawyers Can Maximize Their Time
- Not as Easy as "Abc" .... the Status of Independent Contractors in California
- the Practitioner For Solo & Small Firms
- Q&a with Recipients of Cla Excellence Awards
- Perspectives on Solo Practice: Different Views From the Trenches
- Executive Committee of the Solo and Small Firm Law Section 2018-2019
- McLe Article: the Four "W"s of Workplace Investigations: When, Who, What to Expect and What is Adequate
- Getting Efficient: Minimizing, Delegating and Outsourcing Things You Should not Do
- Letter From the Chair
- Table of Contents
- Q&a with Recipients of Cla Excellence Awards
- Letter From the Editor
MCLE Article: The Four "W"s of Workplace Investigations: When, Who, What to Expect and What is Adequate
By Shivani Sutaria
Shivani Sutaria has been practicing employment law for 12 years. She is the founder of Shivani Sutaria Law Offices in San Mateo, CA; her law firm focuses on conducting external workplace investigations and counseling employers. She is a graduate of the AWI’s Training Institute for Workplace Investigators, and an AWI Certificate Holder (AWI-CH).
In the recent years, there have been several highly-publicized lawsuits brought by employees of law firms, alleging discrimination and harassment. While the news stories have focused on lawsuits against the large law firms, smaller law firms have faced similar legal claims. It is important for the smaller law firms to be prepared to address employee complaints, and determine whether an investigation is warranted, and if so, how to select an investigator, what to expect when an investigation is conducted, and what constitutes an adequate investigation.