Investigating Harassment and Discrimination Complaints A Practical Guide [Paperback]

Investigating Harassment and Discrimination Complaints is a hands-on guide for human resource professionals who are called upon to conduct a legally sound investigation into harassment, discrimination, or retaliation complaints. This important manual blends the information investigators need to develop the skills and competencies that are critical to successfully investigating harassment and discrimination complaints with a proven framework for undertaking the investigation itself. Investigating Harassment and Discrimination Complaints walks the investigator through the process of conducting a successful investigation and includes information about:

• The critical legal aspects of conducting an investigation
• How diversity affects harassment
• What needs to be in place prior to an investigation
• Creating a step-by-step plan
• How to properly document an investigation, and
• Administering discipline for policy violations and remedies for aggrieved employees

CD Content.

Dedication.

Preface.

Acknowledgment.

Introduction.

PART ONE: ESSENTIAL INFORMATION.

1. Investigator Fears, Motivations, and Jargon.

An Investigator’s Greatest Fears.

An Investigator’s Greatest Motivations.

Interpreting Legal Jargon.

2. The Law of Harassment and What Investigators Need to Know.

Why Investigators Need to Know the Law.

Relevant EEO Laws.

Definition of Harassment Under Title VII.

Employer Liability for Supervisory Harassment and thel³Ê