Partner Angela Cummings was featured in the Society for Human Resource (SHRM) article, "EEOC Guidance Outlines Ways Employers Can Avoid Retaliation." The article focuses on the struggle employers have when dealing with employee misconduct while trying to avoid retaliation claims.
On using HR as an investigator Angela said, "There are times when HR managers become backlogged or are involved in bigger company initiatives and simply cannot conduct an investigation promptly, despite their desire to do so. In such cases, it may make sense to have a manager conduct the investigation, often with some support and instruction from HR."
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