To assist employers with ongoing workplace issues involving potential liability exposure, misconduct, loss of staff, or other mission-critical issues, Nyemaster's experienced labor and employment attorneys CONDUCT WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS.

The results help employers understand what has or is occurring in the workplace, set the stage to address ongoing issues, and prevent expensive and time-consuming litigation.

MEANINGFUL REVIEW AND RESOLUTION

Top-notch, no-nonsense, seasoned investigators help solve complex, delicate, and time-sensitive workplace issues. Our labor and employment attorneys have conducted scores of effective workplace investigations. Using practiced techniques, they customize each investigation to work for each employer, workplace, and situation.

Our investigators are prepared to handle inquiries related to:

• Misconduct
• Workplace disputes
• Complaints lodged by employees or customers
• Harassment
• Discrimination and retaliation
• Labor violations
• FLSA/pay practices
• Policy violations
• Reasonable suspicion or post-accident drug or alcohol testing
• Safety violations
• Ethics complaints
• Whistleblowers
• Off-duty conduct
• Criminal activity

Employees, clients, unions, stockholders, governmental agencies, judges, and juries expect workplace investigations to be handled expertly. For employers who don’t routinely handle such matters, our employment law specialists help avoid missteps and guide careful and impartial investigations.

Our experience includes working with public and private employers. We conduct inquiries in unionized and non-unionized settings. We handle investigations in diverse settings including:

• Health care
• Financial services
• Retail
• Call centers
• Nonprofit organizations
• Educational institutions
• Manufacturers
• Local government, including counties and municipalities

DISCREET AND DIGNIFIED PROCESSES

Timely in-person investigative services focus on your unique workplace and employees. Investigations are handled with the utmost confidentiality and privacy.

Using strong interpersonal skills and adhering to the highest moral and ethical principles, our investigators are neutral and fair. We work to put witnesses at ease to elicit as much information as possible. At the same time, we have the ability to ask difficult questions and get answers. Among the skills our investigators bring to the process:

• Objectivity
• Prior investigative knowledge and experience
• Working knowledge of employment law
• Experience litigating these matters
• Detail-oriented style
• Patience
• Credibility
• Discretion
• Long-term availability and accessibility

In addition, our seasoned attorney investigators understand how to effectively interview:

• Unionized employees
• Reluctant witnesses
• Senior-level management
• Disgruntled former employees
• Customers
• Students
• Minors

TIMELY REPORTING

Because our adept investigators are also skilled litigators, they know how to identify the pitfalls and issues that lead to significant liability. Understanding what is happening in your workplace is a critical first step in addressing any issue. Written reports are protected by attorney-client privilege, when necessary.

Our cost-effective investigative services capitalize on our attorneys’ depth of experience. We also respect long-standing relationships between businesses and their attorneys. These investigative services supplement, not replace, your legal services and trusted advisers.