When a large corporate scandal began to unravel, many professionals in the private investigation field have come to wonder why a proper internal investigation into the phone hacking was never conducted.
Had News Corp. done so, they could have potentially avoided public embarrassment and the damage the phone hacking scandal has caused to their brand and reputation.
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Employee complaints must be investigated, and some can’t be ignored, according to the law, such as sexual harassment complaints.
No statutes dictate exactly how an employer should conduct an investigation, but unless it’s properly documented and comes to a successful conclusion, you might as well expect a lawsuit.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Cal. Gov’t Code §§12900–12996) requires employers to take “immediate and appropriate corrective action” in a timely manner when faced with an employee harassment complaint.
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