Workplace Investigations (City of Detroit Employees Only)

Workplace Investigations (3 hours)

Participants will learn how to recognize notice of a complaint, how to conduct an efficient and legally compliant workplace investigation, how to follow through with discipline that may result, how to deal with “he-said-she-said” situations and how to help affected staff move forward after the matter

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Recognize legal notice of a complaint

• Recognize when a workplace investigation may be needed

• State the legal implications of not conducting an investigation when one is warranted, or of conducting an inadequate investigation

• Explain the benefits of conducting a legally-compliant and effective investigation

• Conduct a workplace investigation

• Apply the results of the investigation

• Identify how to help the department and affected staff “move on” following an investigation

• Respond to EEO complaints and investigations in the workplace