Workplace Investigations 2024/2025

May 15, 2025

Summary of Meetings: Workplace Investigations

Number of Meetings Held: 5

May 26, 2025
An Introduction to A.I. in Workplace Investigations
Guest Speakers: David Louie, Southern Butler Price LLP, and Jordan Michaux, Roper Greyell LLP
Synopsis: David Louie, Lawyer and Investigator, Southern Butler Price LLP, and Jordan Michaux, Associate, Roper Greyell LLP, discuss the impacts, potential applications, and relevant considerations of artificial intelligence in workplace investigations.
Online Registration: 92

February 12, 2025
Sexual Harassment Investigations

Guest Speakers: Pamela S. Connolly, Nixon Wenger Lawyers, Andrew Carricato, Roper Greyell, and Ale Henao, Lidstone & Company 
Synopsis: Join Pamela Connolly, Ale Henao Harco, and Andrew Carricato, as they discuss best practices for handling sexual harassment allegations at work including how power imbalances impact consent and how to implement non-discriminatory investigation practices.
Online Registration: 79

January 22, 2025
Cognitive Bias and Workplace Investigations

Guest Speakers: Dr. Cara MacLean, BA (UVic), M.Sc. (SMU), PhD (UVic), Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (SFU)
Synopsis: Dr. Carla MacLean, Doctor of Psychology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, demonstrates how cognitive biases can affect our interpretations and conclusions in workplace investigations without our awareness of it, and suggests simple strategies to mitigate bias.
Online Registration: 63

November 21, 2024
Procedural Fairness in Workplace Investigations

Guest Speakers: Jessica Thomson, Partner, Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP, Michele Parkin, Arbitrator, Mediator and Independent Investigator, and Martin Sheard, Owner and Founder, Inlet Employment Law 
Synopsis: Michele Parkin, Martin Sheard and Jessica Thomson discuss the essential principles of engaging in a fair, transparent and unbiased investigative process, with a focus on sensitive issues such as sexual misconduct.
Online Registration: 54

October 10, 2024
Dealing with High Conflict Personalities in Workplace Investigations 

Guest Speakers: Cherolyn Knapp B.Comm, LL.B, Q.Med and Jason Walker, Psy.D., Ph.D., Program Director and Associate Professor, Adler University
Synopsis: Cherolyn Knapp B.Comm, LL.B, Q.Med and Jason Walker, Psy.D., Ph.D., discuss practical insights and strategies for navigating the interpersonal, legal and ethical implications of dealing with high conflict personalities in workplace investigations.
Online Registration: 67