You do everything right: conduct a prompt, thorough investigation of an employee's complaint, deliver training and have a solid policy. Then you learn a manager has taken action against an employee who made a complaint. What started out as one claim has now turned into two. Retaliation claims have doubled in the last ten years and the verdicts can be staggering. Don't miss this interactive session and learn how to prevent and investigate these costly claims.
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Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP, AWI-CH
Principal
Employment Practices Specialists
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For over 20 years, Allison West has used her employment law background in delivering customized workplace training, conducting investigations, coaching executives/managers, serving as an expert witness, and specializing in conflict resolution and facilitated discussions to create more collaborative work environments.
Allison is a top-rated speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference as well as other HR/diversity conferences, and is a national expert on harassment, discrimination and investigations. She has appeared on PBS, CBS This Morning and in O Magazine discussing workplace harassment issues.
She is a member of the State Bar of California and holds her SHRM-SCP certification and AWI-CH (investigation) certificate.