Effective workplace investigations rely on strong witness interviews—but knowing whom to interview, in what order, and how to handle tricky situations can be a challenge. That’s exactly what Constangy partners Taren Greenidge and Missy Spainhour will tackle in the second installment of the must-attend Workplace Investigations webinar series.
This session will focus on witnesses and interviews, covering key strategies for conducting thorough and legally sound investigations. Participants will gain insights into:
- Identifying which witnesses to interview for the most effective fact-finding
- Determining the best order for conducting interviews
- Recognizing when enough interviews have been conducted
- Handling hostile or uncooperative witnesses
- Navigating interactions with witnesses who have legal representation
- Implementing best practices for witness interviews
SHRM and HRCI credits are pending for this program.
Taren serves as co-chair of Constangy's Workplace Investigations practice group. She represents employers in a broad facet of employment matters, including harassment, discrimination, wage and hour claims, workers’ compensation, leave laws, disability accommodation, policy drafting and client counseling for compliance with federal, state, and local laws. Taren has represented companies in both state and federal court and before administrative agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights and the New York City Commission of Human Rights, New York Department of Labor, and the New Jersey Department of Labor. Taren has also represented clients in matters in Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas and Tennessee, among other states. Taren works diligently to advocate for her clients and to provide them with zealous defense and representation. Both small businesses and Fortune 500 companies regularly call upon Taren to provide advice on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, as well as to conduct sensitive workplace investigations. Taren’s extensive experience has helped to quickly establish her knowledge in the area of labor and employment law.
Missy is a seasoned labor & employment attorney who devotes herself to understanding the business and objectives of each of client, then applying her knowledge and experience to fit each client’s unique needs. Missy litigates on behalf of employers of all sizes and, sometimes, on behalf of individual supervisors who find themselves caught in the litigation crossfire. Her broad employment litigation experience ranges from discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, and retaliation to wage and hour matters (including collective and class action matters) to breach of contract issues to restrictive covenants (such as non-compete and non-solicitation agreements) and trade secrets issues to claims of Constitutional violations under the U.S. and N.C. Constitutions and shareholder and LLC member disputes to ERISA litigation. She also litigates the gamut of state law claims associated with the employment relationship, including defamation, infliction of emotional distress, wrongful discharge, tortious interference with contract, assault & battery, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair & deceptive trade practices.