The VM Blog

In our blog, you’ll read about everything from workplace misconduct, report writing, and investigating stale complaints to interviewing non-employee witnesses. We hope these articles help you better understand the investigative law process, where common misunderstandings and hold-ups happen, and best practices we can all employ.

COVID-19, Report Writing Matthew Rose COVID-19, Report Writing Matthew Rose

No Written Report? No Problem

Workplace investigators are accustomed to writing. 50-page report? 75-page report? Not a problem. Writing detailed, comprehensive investigative reports is what we do. On the other hand, workplace investigators are less accustomed to providing findings to clients without a report – commonly referred to in our industry as “verbal findings” or “oral debriefs.”

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COVID-19, Report Writing Lauren Becker & Matthew Rose COVID-19, Report Writing Lauren Becker & Matthew Rose

Report Writing While Remote: Practical Tips to Boost Productivity

It is 3:00 in the morning. Your investigative report is due. It is the eleventh hour. You stare anxiously at the blank Word document – the cursor blinking at you – almost as if to mock your current predicament. We have all been here once or twice, even under normal circumstances. But with the ongoing change and uncertainty of the current COVID-19 crisis, the risk of facing that blank space seems more real than ever.

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