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Understanding Evidence and Legal Elements in a Workplace Investigation 1 Credit

Jan 07, 2025, 10:00 AM ET

Understanding Evidence and Legal Elements in a Workplace Investigation 1 Credit

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Jan 07, 2025, 10:00 AM ET

Learning Objective

  • Assess evidence credibility without relying on witness trustworthiness.
  • Recognize that evidence varies in quality and significance.
  • Apply evidence principles to evaluate the persuasiveness of information.

Course Overview

Getting to the heart of the issues in workplace investigations goes beyond just gathering facts; it involves analyzing and interpreting the evidence.

An employer will occasionally need to formally or informally investigate 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.    

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 relevant facts.  While each investigation may be unique and handled differently, following standard techniques can help you investigate pretty, transparently, and consistently. 

This online webinar covers the following key topics: 

  • How to evaluate specific evidence and its value to the investigation findings. 
  • The different types of evidence and how much weight an investigator should give it. 
  • There are ten factors to consider when determining credibility for a specific piece of evidence. 

Join this CPE Course, which explains the legal foundations for investigations. Although these courtroom rules are not binding on workplace investigations, they provide a good foundation for gathering evidence. 

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Specialized Knowledge for CPA in Canada 1 CPD Eligible
Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 1 CPE Eligible
Business Acumen for SHRM Professionals (Approval No. 26-4MDGM) (Valid upto : Dec 31, 2026) 1 PDC Approved
Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
HR (General) for Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) (Approval No. 686250) (Valid upto : Nov 30, 2025) 1 RCH Approved
Specialized Knowledge for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Specialized Knowledge for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 1 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1 CPD Eligible
Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 1 CPE Eligible
Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 1 CPE Eligible
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Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 1 CPE Eligible
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Certified Controls Specialist (CCS) 1 CPE Eligible
Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1 CPD Eligible

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Credit

1

Course Level

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Instructional Method

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Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

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Advance Preparation

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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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