Human resources professionals are focused today on dealing with
myriad workplace issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic
– new leave of absence laws, increased safety concerns, new
privacy issues, and so on. In addition, many of the old ways of
completing basic human resources tasks have been changed by new
remote workforces and the need for physical distancing. One of the
areas most impacted is internal workplace investigations.
Conducting workplace investigations in a post-coronavirus world
presents challenges for the investigator, whether that investigator
is an in-house human resources professional or attorney, or an
external, independent investigator. Although gathering information
and conducting interviews in person is preferable in almost every
context, current conditions make face-to-face interactions
impossible, or at the very least ill-advised.
