Investigating Complaints Entangled With Performance Related Issues

Start Date - Tuesday,
July 08,2025
End Date - Wednesday,
December 31,2025
Available:
All Days
Duration:
90 Minutes
Event Type :
Recorded Webinar
Category:
Human Resources
Overview :

As performance-related issues increasingly intersect with internal investigations, HR professionals must be equipped with the tools to manage these challenges efficiently and effectively. This insightful webinar, led by Lauren Sobaski of Fisher Phillips, will offer a comprehensive overview of workplace investigations—from initial procedures to final documentation. Attendees will gain practical guidance on how to conduct thorough and compliant investigations while avoiding the costly errors that can lead to litigation.

Whether you’re a seasoned HR professional or new to managing investigations, this session will arm you with strategies to handle complex situations with confidence. You'll learn how to recognize and avoid common investigation mistakes, document properly, and implement best practices that foster a safe and respectful workplace. Topics covered will include investigation procedures and documentation, frequent missteps made by HR teams, legal pitfalls to avoid, and proven best practices to ensure effective outcomes.

Areas Covered in the Session:-

  • Understand proper investigation procedures and the importance of accurate documentation
  • Identify and avoid common investigation mistakes—even those made by experienced HR professionals
  • Learn how to navigate legal pitfalls and apply best practices to reduce risk and promote a positive workplace

By attending this webinar, you’ll gain actionable insights to lead more efficient, defensible investigations and contribute to a safer, more productive workplace.

Who Will Benefit?

  • HR Professionals
  • Employee Relations Specialists
  • HR Managers and Directors
  • Compliance Officers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Supervisors and Team Leaders
  • Business Owners
  • Risk Management Professionals
  • Operations Managers
  • Anyone involved in workplace investigations.

Instructor:

Lauren Sobaski is an associate in the firm’s Kansas City office. She focuses her practice on employment discrimination and related litigation, employment law training, drafting policies and procedures, and wage and hour law.

Before engaging in the practice of law, Lauren spent 15 years in human resource management. This experience gives her a unique insight into the employment law matters that are most important to her clients. Most recently, Lauren was a human resource consultant at Paychex, where she provided human resource management to 75 businesses operating in 20 states. Lauren’s significant career in human resources positions her well to work with her clients to identify and obtain practical business solutions to their toughest employment issues.

Lauren is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), which is issued by the Human Resource Certification Institute, and a Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

During law school, Lauren served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. in the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. She also interned at the United States Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor, where she worked on OSHA and wage and hour investigations.

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