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Addressing and Investigating Workplace Conflicts of Interest 1 Credit

Mar 26, 2025, 04:00 PM ET

Addressing and Investigating Workplace Conflicts of Interest 1 Credit

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Mar 26, 2025, 04:00 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • Explain how to investigate an alleged violation of a conflict-of-interest policy.
  • Explore the elements of an impermissible conflict of interest so that relevant evidence can be sought.
  • Discuss how to assess what may be an apparent conflict of interest to make an investigative decision.
  • Analyze what constitutes an impermissible conflict of interest.

Course Overview

An employer will occasionally need to investigate—formally or informally—concerns about an employee’s workplace behavior. If your organization has a hotline and other reporting channels to give employees a way to speak up, this is only half the equation.   

The other half involves thoroughly addressing—and, when necessary, fully investigating—allegations once they have been reported. 

Investigating and resolving an allegation correctly strengthens and protects your organization. A proper investigation gives management the needed information and a factual basis for its decisions. It also reinforces the fairness of the employee discipline process and your commitment to learning about employee concerns. 

The objectives and scope of investigations vary widely, but their overriding purpose is always to find out the relevant facts. While each investigation may be unique and handled differently, following standard techniques can help you investigate in a fair, transparent, and consistent manner. 

This online webinar covers the following key topics: 

  • How a conflict-of-interest obligation for employees means that possible situations have to be disclosed to management. 
  • The elements of a violation for which the investigator must gather evidence. 
  • The ways human nature factors into a conflict-of-interest policy violation. 
  • How to assess an apparent conflict of interest to determine if the policy was violated.

Join this CPE Course, it will explain the techniques for effectively investigating a conflict-of-interest allegation against an employee.  Each participant will receive an infographic of the “Rules for Investigators” with helpful advice.

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License details Credits Status
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Specialized Knowledge for CPA in Canada 1 CPD Eligible
Internal Auditing for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 1 CPE Eligible
Business Acumen for SHRM Professionals (Approval No. 26-M9AQ7) (Valid upto : Dec 31, 2026) 1 PDC Approved
Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
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Specialized Knowledge for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Interview Theory and Application for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 1 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1 CPD Eligible
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Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 1 CPE Eligible
Fraud prevention, detection and response for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 1 CPD Eligible
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Specialized Knowledge for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
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Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1 CPD Eligible

Additional Information

Credit

1

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Maric Bloch

Meric Bloch

Principal, Winter Compliance LLC

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Meric Bloch is the Principal of Winter Investigations, a consulting firm specializing in workplace investigations design and implementation.  

Meric has designed, implemented, and managed workplace-investigations processes for multinational public companies. He has trained thousands of HR and compliance professionals to conduct workplace investigations.  

Meric has personally conducted over 800 internal investigations of fraud and serious workplace misconduct globally.  Meric is an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law.  He was an instructor for the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Academy for ten years, where he taught the module on workplace investigations.

Meric holds Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from New York University.  He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Professional Certified Investigator, a Certified Financial Crime Specialist, a Certified Information Privacy Professional, and has the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional – Fellow designation.

Meric is the author of four books on investigations: The Art of Investigations; In the Arena; Workplace Investigations:  Techniques and Strategies for Investigators and Compliance Officers; Investigative Interviewing, and The First Information Is Wrong.   He also wrote chapters in the Bribery and Corruption Casebook and The Complete Compliance and Ethics Manual.  

Meric has published numerous articles on investigations topics and is a frequent public speaker on the workplace-investigations process. 

You can learn more about Meric by visiting his website:  www.winterinvestigations.org.

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