Independent Workplace Investigations
We pride ourselves on our impartial, respectful, thorough, and ethical workplace investigations.
We conduct impartial, respectful, thorough, and ethical workplace investigations.
We investigate all employee complaints, including harassment, discrimination, workplace violence, breach of confidentiality, code of conduct, and retaliation. Investigations have included conduct of Executive Board Members, Executive Officers, Managers, supervisors and employees, and both union and non-union workplaces. Industries include fortune 100 companies, public government and municipalities, police officers, public and private universities, secondary schools, primary schools, condominium and co-op associations, non-profits, and small closely-held businesses and professional associations.
We understand the confidential and sensitive nature of many investigations, and provide reliable and respectful fact-finding and analysis. We are trusted advisors and our work product reflects our sincere belief in the fact-finding process and grievance resolution.
Counseling & Employee Relations Advice
Positive employee relations post-investigation is essential to an effective anti-harassment policy and a culture of respect and civility. We offer professional services designed to remediate issues identified in an investigation, and to prevent future misconduct. In addition to significantly reducing its legal risk, an organization will achieve the benefits of a healthier work environment.
Services Include:
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Beth Gramigna has specialized experience and extensive professional training in mediating employee disputes. Often, mediation is an effective tool to resolve specific issues identified in an investigation.
Team-Building
Training is tailored specifically to the needs of a particular work group, or to managerial or other issues identified in an investigation.
Human Resources and Internal Investigator Support
We provide the support you need. We customize anti-harassment training and policies so that they are engaging, clear, and applicable to the organization’s culture and industry.
We offer training for in-house investigators on current case law and other development, and on accepted standards and protocols used in workplace investigations.
Audit
We audit anti-harassment policies to ensure that they are clear, legally compliant, and understood. More importantly, we can help implement processes to optimize their trustworthiness and reliability.
Monitor & Review
Services include periodic monitoring of an organization’s policies and complaint structures for effectiveness and trustworthiness. Policies are optimized by evaluating an organization’s population, industry, and specific concerns, and developing practices and clear language that is suitable for an employer’s workplace complement. We advise and help implement policies through dissemination, education (training), implementation (complaint intake and investigation), and follow-up. We provide tools for follow up including surveys, counseling, coaching, and training.
Expert Opinions
Expert testimony is impactful in making sense of a complex issues at trial or arbitration.
Beth Gramigna brings clarity to the issue of what an employer or employee should reasonably do to eradicate workplace harassment or discrimination. Beth has represented both plaintiffs and defendants to testify about the adequacy of an employer’s efforts, from a policy and employment practices perspective, to prevent misconduct and to maintain a respectful and safe workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.