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What You Need to Know: Labor Exploitation, Trafficking, and Liability

Dec 23, 2021 | Corporate Investigations

Corporations, organizations, and even small businesses operating in the United States today need to have their wits about them when it comes to all form of trafficking and labor exploitation. Human trafficking is big-business globally—because to perpetrators, it...

Why Now Is Not The Time To Drop Your Guard On Presenteeism And Employee Malingering

Dec 22, 2021 | Corporate Culture

Health concerns have been a dominant issue for businesses around the globe of late. Whether employees have been testing positive for Covid-19 and having to self-isolate, or hitting the wall through burnout due to universal stressors, the impact on staffing has been...

How To Stop Lurking FMLA Abusers In Their Tracks

Dec 20, 2021 | FMLA Investigations

To most people, the Family Medical Leave Act, aka FMLA, shines as an example of civilizes society—a safety net that allows employees the scope to care for an ailing parent or address debilitating health problems without falling into unemployment. It's there to protect...

The Bottom Line On Launching An Ironclad Workplace Discrimination Investigation

Dec 9, 2021 | Corporate Culture

Imagine the scenario: an employee comes to you and alleges that a pillar member of your leadership team has repeatedly addressed them using racial slurs. Or perhaps, a low level manager expresses concern that they have been repeatedly overlooked for promotion because...

When a Reckoning Arrives: Navigating Employee Theft or Fraud

Dec 8, 2021 | Fraud

You've just pulled the trigger on hiring a bright and bold new employee, and you couldn't be more excited. On paper, they are everything that your organization's been looking for—and the decision to welcome them into your team comes with an implicit trust and...

Phone Scams: How to Protect Yourself from Robo Calls

Dec 6, 2021 | Evergreen

The inundation of phone calls from scammers, phishers, or “bots” as we’ve come to know them is a regular part of life for those with cell phones. For many of us, it’s simply a matter of blocking the call or taking some additional measures to mitigate the deluge....

What You Need to Know About Sexual Misconduct Investigations in the Workplace

Nov 29, 2021 | Harassment & Discrimination Evergreen

We all like to think that every one of our employees or co-workers is guided by a strong moral compass and is conducting themselves accordingly. In some instances, we might even imagine that a little office banter with sexual undertones is harmless, but the reality is...

Are You Dealing With Disastrous Employee Alcohol And Drug Abuse?

Nov 23, 2021 | Corporate Investigations

When a company finds itself lurching from crisis to crisis, rather than reactively scrabbling to rein in the consequences, there's a lot to be said for hunting out the cause. Many employers remain oblivious to disastrous impacts of employee alcohol and drug abuse...

7 Urgent Signs That Your Business Needs A Corporate Culture Audit

Nov 22, 2021 | Corporate Culture, Corporate Culture Audit Evergreen

If your enterprise or organization is riddled with issues like employee theft, sexual harassment, hostility, or fraud—and internal corporate investigations aren't throwing up a bean—then it's pretty clear that you're going to have to call in the corporate private...

The Corporate Culture Audit: A Colossal Boost For Businesses

Nov 18, 2021 | Corporate Culture

Nobody at the helm of any kind of organization wants to see it driven into the ground, and yet across America, corporations and businesses fall into crisis every day. The reality is that even for the most astute and visionary leaders, seeing the signs of danger with...

Using Expert Private Investigators As Your Eyes In The Workplace

Nov 15, 2021 | White Collar Crime

When most people think about private investigators, they might imagine a shadow at the window as a cheating spouse is photographed in the act—the movies have a lot to answer for! However, in reality, the breadth of skills and specialties harnessed by investigators...

What Exactly Do Heir Search Firms Do?

Nov 15, 2021 | Genealogy

It's a thrilling thing to imagine: Out of the blue, one day you receive a phone call to say that you're entitled to a substantial inheritance that you knew nothing about. It may seem like a far-fetched idea but, surprisingly, data suggests that as many as one out of...

The Key To Rooting Out Toxic Employees In The Workplace

Nov 11, 2021 | Corporate Culture

We've all worked with one at some point or another: the person who derails productivity, trashes team morale, and knocks out the self-esteem of their co-workers. There's no question that toxic employees can leave a minefield in their wake. But, this doesn't always...

Stop The Swindle: Investigating Employees That Steal Trade Secrets

Nov 9, 2021 | Corporate Investigations

The many companies that make up the crest of the American economic wave invest every single day in developing cutting-edge technology, conducting groundbreaking research, and developing innovative intellectual property. With all that's at stake for businesses and...

See How Your Employees Are Behaving With Undercover Investigators

Nov 4, 2021 | Corporate Culture

Any entrepreneur or high-level executive knows that there's a lot at stake when running a business. You might well wish you had an all-seeing eye, but the reality is that it's impossible to steer the ship while keeping tabs on every last detail of operations. Every...

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