Session
Mock EEOC/Internal Investigation
The opening session of the Mock EEOC/Internal Investigation will introduce a factual scenario that leads to an employment discrimination/retaliation charge. This will be followed by an attorney-led discussion about what employers should have on their mind when preparing for an investigation after receiving the charge, and will end with a mock witness interview addressing both the vital questions employers should be covering when gathering facts from relevant witnesses and preparing those witnesses for their participation in the EEOC’s investigation to close out the session.
Key Objectives
1. Learn best practices for addressing complaints in the workplace. 2. Gain insight from different perspectives and opinions presented. 3. Obtain knowledge about EEOC charge processing.
HRCI Credits:
1.50 Business HRCI Recertification credits available.
This program has been approved for 1.50 recertification credit hours through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI website at www.hrci.org.
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SHRM Credits:
1.50 SHRM Recertification credits available.
ELLA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. This program is valid for 1.50 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.
Abtin Mehdizadegan
Partner at Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Abtin Mehdizadegan is a Partner in Hall Booth Smith, P.C.’s Little Rock, Arkansas office and he represents employers in traditional labor and employment law matters. He has extensive experience defending businesses in high-stakes class and collective action lawsuits, employment and wage and hour claims, labor grievance and arbitration proceedings, individual and systemic proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), federal wage and hour audits involving the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL/WHD), unemployment appeals, business disputes, products liability defense, and constitutional law litigation. He has successfully handled appeals before the Supreme Court of Arkansas and the Fifth and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeal; dozens of lawsuits in federal district court; and he serves as an Adjunct Professor teaching Employment Law.
Cara Butler
Attorney at Mitchell Williams
Cara Butler advises businesses and not-for-profits on employment and workplace issues. She counsels employers on wage and hour compliance matters with federal, state and local laws. She advises human resources and business executives on management issues related to hiring and termination procedures, employee discipline procedures, state and federal leave laws and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Prior to joining Mitchell Williams, Cara gained extensive knowledge of employment law as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Lavenski R. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.