Discrimination Investigation: Good Resource Book

By Debra Reilly on October 13, 2011

I attended a presentation today at the 29th Labor & Employment Law Section Annual Conference where Andrew Friedman of Helmer Friedman in Venice, CA, was one of the speakers. Mr. Friedman typically represents employees in employment disputes; however, he previously worked for a prestigious employment defense firm, so he has a very grounded ability to look at discrimination cases from both sides–which is a skill required by workplace investigators. I had the opportunity to look through his book Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases, which is written for both plaintiffs and management lawyers.

I highly recommend it for workplace investigators as well.

Throughout her 30-year legal career, Debra L. Reilly has conducted over 900 internal workplace investigations for various counties, municipalities (including police departments and fire departments), water districts, sanitation districts, transportation authorities, public and private elementary schools (K-12), private and public colleges and universities, the United States Postal Service (holding a “sensitive” security clearance by the Postal Inspector’s Office), and a multitude of private sector employers . Debra has conducted employment investigations throughout the United States and California. She has testified in depositions, arbitrations, and trial concerning the findings of her investigations. Given her legal training and litigation experience representing both management and employees, Ms. Reilly’s investigations are impartial, objective, and thorough. Ms. Reilly has also testified as an expert witness in Human Resources standard practices in conducting harassment and discrimination investigations, as well as Human Resources standard practices in conducting reasonable accommodation assessments of disabled employees and engaging in the interactive process.