Workplace Investigations

Workplace Investigations

Mikaela McDermott conducts impartial workplace investigations for employers in response to complaints of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, bullying, and other workplace misconduct.

Workplace investigations are critical tools in the employment context. Under both Massachusetts and federal law, employers have an affirmative duty to promptly address alleged discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. A workplace investigation helps employers evaluate the merits of employee complaints and determine how to meet their legal obligations to remedy any employee misconduct.

A workplace investigation can, in certain circumstances, reduce or eliminate an employer’s liability. To be practically and legally effective, though, a workplace investigation must be conducted in an impartial, prompt, and thorough manner, and the investigator must be well-trained in the skills required for interviewing witnesses and evaluating credibility.

Mikaela is particularly well-suited to conducting workplace investigations because of her strong background as an employment lawyer and litigator and her extensive training in conducting workplace investigations. She conducts workplace investigations in all industries and for municipalities.

Mikaela is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH) and completed the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination (MCAD) course, “Conducting Internal Discrimination Complaint Investigations.” She is an active member of the New England Local Circle of the Association of Workplace Investigators.

Call or email us today to discuss your workplace investigation needs.