Workplace Investigation Services

Have Sensitive Employee Allegations or Complaints Risen To A Level Where A More Thorough Investigation Is Required?

When employees bring allegations of discrimination, harassment, workplace safety, unethical practices, or retaliation, your company has a duty to act swiftly and decisively to comply with federal and state laws. Failure to respond appropriately can expose your business to damaged employee morale, significant liability, and reputational damage.

Workplace investigations may also be advisable to handle a host of other issues properly, including:

• Allegations against high-level managers or executives
• Complaints about systemic problems or violations of company policies, such as bullying or substance abuse
• Claims of theft, fraud, or embezzlement

In instances like these, it’s reassuring to know you’re doing the utmost to demonstrate your compliance with the law. When you receive those serious employee allegations or claims that rise above the level of ordinary HR complaints, you’ll want the guidance and support of a workplace investigation lawyer.

Coren Law Group: A Trustworthy Workplace Investigation Law Firm

Brooklyn-based Coren Law Group is qualified to handle high-level, sensitive workplace investigations. Properly conducting these kinds of investigations can be critical to key defenses should related litigation ensue.

We conduct workplace investigations in a wide array of industries, corporations, non-profits, and public sector entities. In this role, we act as independent, seasoned employment specialists eminently qualified to serve as expert witnesses in subsequent judicial proceedings.

Our investigations are structured to avoid conflicts of interest and preserve attorney-client and work product privileges. Our extensive legal training, temperament, and experience with employment claims provide the framework for thorough and unbiased investigations.

We help employers conduct effective investigations, empowering them to make informed decisions that greatly reduce the likelihood of litigation and significantly limit their liability for the investigated conduct.

Specific Scenarios That Justify Workplace Investigation

Coren Law Group P.C. conducts thorough and unbiased internal workplace investigations of the following types of conduct:

• EEO Complaints: Investigate whether unlawful harassment, discrimination, or retaliation has occurred.
• Employee Misconduct: Investigate whether there is a reasonable, good faith, and honest basis to believe that misconduct occurred and that “just cause” or “good cause” exists for taking adverse employment action.
• Unethical Conduct: Investigate whether employees have engaged in alleged or suspected unlawful and/or unethical conduct for which the employer or management officials can be held responsible.
• Wage Law Complaints: Investigate claims that the employer has violated state and federal wage laws, including claims for overtime, employee misclassification, and failure to provide mandated meal and rest breaks.
• Whistleblower Complaints (pre- and post-litigation): Investigate complaints by internal whistleblowers who report alleged misconduct and unethical or illegal activity by the company, fellow employees, or superiors within the company. The role of the independent investigator in whistleblower cases has grown in importance as Congress and the States continue to create new whistleblower/retaliation causes of action.

When Critical Employee Complaints, Claims, Or Allegations Arise, Coren Law Group Can Help

Serious and legitimate employee complaints can have widespread implications for your company’s culture, morale, and exposure to liability. It’s reassuring to know that you don’t have to face this legally fraught landscape alone.

Steven Coren has decades of experience advising companies like yours on navigating the complexities of employment issues and labor law.

Make The Decision To Protect Your Company’s Integrity

If you're ready to address your workplace issue and are wondering whether a workplace investigation is the best course of action, contact the Brooklyn office of Steven Coren at (212) 371-5800 or visit our client contact page to schedule an initial consultation.