On September 22, 2020, a Webcast entitled Current Workplace Investigations Trends 2020 was presented by the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NJ ICLE) in cooperation with the NJSBA Labor and Employment Law Section. This program was moderated by Kirsten S. Branigan, Esq. and speakers included Dina M. Mastellone, Esq., Elizabeth Watson Gramigna, Esq., Christopher P. Lenzo, Esq., Steven F. Ritardi, Esq., and Christina Stoneburner, Esq.
Topics impacting workplace investigations were presented as follows:
• When Off-Duty Conduct Impacts the Workplace: Policy/Legal Violations vs. Privacy/Constitutional Concerns
• Conducting Remote Investigations in a Pandemic: Technology, Privilege and Privacy Concerns
• Apogee’s Broader Confidentiality Instructions and NLRB Decision Makes Discipline Easier for Misconduct even during NLRA-Protected Conduct
• DCR’s Investigation “Best Practices,” DCR Report and Proposed Legislation in the Wake of #MeToo
• Evidentiary View of Expert Witness Investigator Testimony & Attacking and Defending Investigations
