Everything you need to investigate -- and resolve -- common workplace complaints and problems. The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations is both a legal and practical book, packed with tips and strategies that will help you sort out your workplace problems, quickly and legally. It offers a 10-step plan that you can use to resolve all kinds of workplace complaints, including: *harassment *discrimination *workplace violence *employee theft The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations explains how to conduct an investigation that will stand up in court, helping you decide whether to investigate, do interviews, gather evidence, write an investigation report and make disciplinary decisions. The book provides forms, checklists, sample policies, sample documentation and legal resources for all 50 states. All forms, as well as audio interviews and scenarios, are included on a CD-ROM.