Investigating Workplace Harassment: How to Be Fair, Thorough, and Legal (Practical HR Series)

Oppenheimer JD, Amy; Pratt SPHR MSW, Craig

ISBN 10: 1586440306 / ISBN 13: 9781586440305

Published by Society For Human Resource Management, 2002

About this Item

Book shows general signs of use and handling. May have light wear on the cover or edges and minimal writing or highlighting. Binding remains tight, and pages are clean and readable.

Seller Inventory # CTXV.1586440306.G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Investigating Workplace Harassment: How to Be Fair, Thorough, and Legal (Practical HR Series)
• Publisher: Society For Human Resource Management
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586440306
• ISBN 13: 9781586440305
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Detailing specific, experienced-based techniques for conducting investigations of harassment based on gender, race, religion, national origin, age, or disability, this tutorial provides advice on every step of an investigation—planning, documenting, interviewing, weighing evidence, making a decision, and taking remedial action. General principles are illustrated with examples drawn from specific situations or lawsuits. Appendices include such information as a model harassment policy and a sample memo initiating investigation.

About the Author

Amy Oppenheimer, JD, trains businesses on preventing harassment, investigates workplace harassment complaints, and testifies in court as an expert witness. Craig Pratt, SPHR, MSW, the founder of an Oakland, California, firm that provides consulting services in human resources management, has extensive experience as an investigator of sexual and racial harassment complaints.