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Anatomy of an Investigation 2026

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  • Start Date:2026-09-29 09:00:00
  • End Date:2026-09-29 12:20:00
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  • Level:Intermediate
  • Topics:Labor & Employment

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This program is eligible for 3 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 3.6 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

Overview

Anatomy of an Investigation will walk participants through the full lifecycle of a workplace investigation, beginning with how to define what qualifies as an investigation and when one may be required, including situations involving legal obligations such as Title VII. The program addresses key threshold decisions, including who should conduct the investigation - internal personnel, an external investigator, or employment counsel - and how to define the investigation’s scope while avoiding scope creep if additional issues arise.

The course also covers practical investigation mechanics, including how to select witnesses, determine the order of interviews, and decide whether measures such as paid leave are appropriate. It emphasizes interview essentials such as providing admonitions, preparing outlines, using supporting documentation, and asking open-ended closing questions. A significant portion of the program focuses on assessing credibility, handling “he said/she said” scenarios, and reviewing documentation carefully, including the need to watch for manufactured or doctored evidence, AI-generated materials, deepfakes, emails, messages, recordings, videos, and notes.

Finally, the program explains how investigators should reach and document conclusions using the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard, ensuring that conclusions remain aligned with the defined scope and are stated as either substantiated or not substantiated. It also addresses whether investigators should make recommendations for discipline or other action, outlines the essentials of report writing, and discusses post-investigation follow-up, including retaliation monitoring. The ethics component uses live polls to explore jurisdictional issues, represented complainants, recording, privilege, interviewing minors, and the investigator’s role in decision-making, before concluding with wrap-up and Q&A.

Faculty

Keith R. Black, Esq. (AWI-CH)

Keith Black is the founder and Principal at Employment Practices Outsourcing, LLC, a national consultancy focused on conducting workplace investigations, delivering Respectful Workplace (harassment prevention) training, providing labor relations support, and general HR advisory. With a unique background as a labor and employment attorney with leading national law firms in California and Pennsylvania, and as a top human resources executive in numerous industries, he views client situations and solutions with a different and more holistic perspective. His passion is building and maintaining a “Respectful Workplace” platform through practical leadership education, clear and consistent communication, and creating a workplace culture built on the guiding principles of Respect, Trust, Honesty and Empathy. Keith received a B.A. in Labor and Industrial Relations from Penn State University and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law.

Christina M. Reger, Esq.

Christina is the co-founder of Loutel Law, a certified WBE. Together with Loutel Consulting, the Loutel companies combine legal and cultural perspectives to create innovative and integrative solutions to business owners. Tina leads Loutel’s legal team which provides litigation and compliance services related to labor and employment for corporate, entrepreneurial and start-up enterprises. Tina regularly counsels businesses on how to comply with the barrage of new employment laws, regulations, opinions and guidance from federal and state agencies. Tina also has extensive experience in a variety of employment law litigation matters including business divorces, breach of employment contract disputes, unfair competition, discrimination and harassment, enforcement of restrictive covenants, business divorces and a wide variety of other general commercial litigation matters from complaint through appeal. Through our consulting services, Loutel optimizes people and culture to drive organizational success. We deliver integrated, data-driven workplace culture solutions that produce measurable outcomes, enhancing performance and strengthening your bottom line. We achieve this by conducting thorough culture assessments and audits to uncover opportunities for improvement across people, processes, and policies. From there, we partner with you to develop tailored, actionable strategies and solutions to address those gaps effectively. Finally, we help establish key data points and metrics, enabling you to measure and track your progress over time. Tina is a regular keynote presenter both regionally and nationally on employment law topics and legal ethics for the U.S. Small Business Administration, the National Business Institute, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Society of Tax and Accounting, SHRM, SCORE, and local trade organizations, as well as providing training to corporate clients of all sizes on a variety of employment law issues. In 2023, Loutel was named a Legal Innovator by the Legal Intelligencer. In 2022, Loutel was named to the WBEC East Honor Roll for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. For the past five years, Tina was again recognized as a SuperLawyer by her peers. In 2024, Tina received the Achievement Award from the Baird Women’s Lifestyle Conference. In 2020, Tina was named a Pennsylvania Trailblazer by the Legal Intelligencer. In 2019, Tina received an award by the YWCA Salute to Women Who Make a Difference. She was named an Emerging Leader by the Bucks County Courier Times, The Intelligencer, and the Central Bucks Family YMCA in 2017 and Best Attorney in Business in Employment Law by Philly Biz Magazine in 2016.

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