Florida Workplace Investigations

with Attorney, Karly Wannos, AWI-CH 

Employers are required to promptly investigate workplace complaints involving discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Employers are also required to take steps to prevent and correct any improper behavior. Workplace investigations require a complete understanding of employment laws and the ability to meaningfully engage with the employees involved. While some workplace investigations can be handled internally, certain complex or sensitive situations are best conducted by an employment law attorney- investigator, who is well versed in the law, and has litigated cases involving discrimination, harassment and workplace investigations.

The Wannos Law Firm provides prompt, independent and efficient workplace investigations in response to employee complaints of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and/or a serious policy violation. Karly Wannos attended the Association for Workplace Investigations (AWI) Training Institute and is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH).

If you have questions regarding the workplace investigation process, contact us at [email protected].

How to Choose a Workplace Investigator:

• When to Conduct a Workplace Investigation
• Advantages to Hiring a Lawyer as a Workplace Investigator
• Should You Hire an HR Consultant or Employment Lawyer as a Workplace Investigator
• Things You Don't Know About Workplace Investigations
• Workplace Investigation Mistakes

Considerations when
hiring a workplace
investigator 

• Seriousness of the allegations
• Potential loss to the employer- reputation, revocation of licenses, fines, etc.
• Necessity for the investigator to assess credibility
• Knowledge of the law and ability to testify if necessary 
• Ability to deal with unexpected hurdles, such as uncooperative witnesses, retaliation against a party, privacy issues, etc. 
• Protection of Attorney-Client relationship by hiring a lawyer to investigate