Tag: grievance investigation

Conducting unbiased investigations: tips from the Russia probe

By Montana Employment Law Letter Nov 1, 2017 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

With the recent indictments of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election is front-page news once again.  While most of the press and President Donald Trump’s initial tweets focused on whether Mueller could be fair and unbiased in his investigation, the most recent attacks on […]

NLRB puts employees on the spot

By Federal Employment Law Insider Sep 30, 2015 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Burton J. Fishman In a ruling that could make workplace investigations at unionized facilities all but impossible, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed a 37-year-old precedent that protected employees from retaliation.    Under the prior Anheuser-Busch standard, employers did not have to hand over witness statements, particularly from employees, to unions in discipline cases. […]