The High Risk Harasser

The central concern in most workplace harassment investigations is the employer’s potential liability to the complaining party. Appropriately so – there are decades of verdicts and decisions evidencing the potential liability for employers who do not address hostile environments and other workplace harassment situations.

The Situation

Hank and Harry are both accused of highly inappropriate communications towards Mary. Hank is Mary’s African-American co-worker. Mary is white, as is Mike – another co-worker who last year was accused of similar conduct and received a written counseling...

Download this eBook to learn how to manage workplace investigations with the following employees:

• The squeamish supervisor - Read the preview
• The master manipulator - Read the preview
• The high-risk harasser
• The poor-performing complainant
• The reluctant innocent bystander
• The clueless, yet compliant, accused
• The questionable complainant
• The counseled complainant
• The gossipy employee
• The parting shot complainant