Workplace Investigations: 2026 Legal Trends and Updates
Date: Jun 3, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $159.00
Non-Member Price: $199.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Labor & Employment
Earn up to 3.3 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Elizabeth W. Gramigna, Esq.
- Oppenheimer Investigations Group
Presenters
- Andrew Botwin, Esq.
- Strategy People Culture, LLC, East Hanover
- Lisa Gingeleskie, Esq.
- Lindabury McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper. P.C.
- Dina M. Mastellone, Esq.
- Principal, Jackson Lewis P.C., Berkeley Heights
- Thomas A. McKinney, Esq.
- Castronovo & McKinney, LLC, Morristown
- Melissa A. Provost, Esq.
- Melissa Provost, Esq. SVP, Lead Employment & Litigation Counsel, Village MD
- Christina J. Ro-Connolly, Esq.
- Oppenheimer Investigations Group
- Beth P. Zoller, Esq.
- KSBranigan Law P.C., Montclair
Legal Updates, Artificial Intelligence Integration, and Key Considerations for 2026
This year’s workplace investigations seminar examines issues front and center in today’s investigations. An esteemed panel of practitioners will provide a legal update, delving into recent case law and guidance for workplace investigations. The panel will explore key considerations for conducting internal investigations, in addition to providing practical guidance for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in investigations.
Topics include:
- Legal Update
- Recent EEOC guidance and case law
- Privacy and confidentiality instructions
- Navigating the NLRB versus EEOC - The Internal Perspective
- Deciding whether to use an internal or external investigator
- Considerations for in-house interaction with external investigator
- Privilege in internal investigations - Artificial Intelligence in Investigations
- Navigating complainant interviews when AI helped draft the compliant
- Using AI to optimize efficiencies in report drafting and document review
- Concerns about confidentiality with AI use
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