Helene Horn Figman
Helene Horn Figman, an employment law specialist and attorney of the Law Offices of Helene Horn Figman, P.C., recently completed “Conducting Internal Discrimination Complaint Investigations,” the latest training program presented by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), which was held earlier this month.
“Conducting Internal Discrimination Complaint Investigations” is an interactive training that explores employers’ responsibilities to conduct internal discrimination complaint investigations, presents effective methods for conducting a comprehensive investigation, and gives participants the opportunity to practice investigation skills using realistic case scenarios.
This course allowed Attorney Figman to hone the skills she already uses to conduct internal investigations for employers in order to complete an effective and thorough inquiry. The program specifically addressed the standards necessary to determine if policy violations have occurred, and to prepare a cogent report for the organization and/or its legal counsel.
Figman is an attorney with over 30 years of experience with employment law and human resources matters. She has served as an Administrative Hearings Officer for the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination. Attorney Figman has hands-on experience creating personnel policies and trainings that are tailored to the specific needs of each of her client’s unique businesses, addressing significant subjects such as social media and workplace violence as well as unconscious bias, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment trainings.
“It is essential for a business to have a user-friendly investigation process and one that prohibits retaliation,” said Figman. “This course was a great reinforcement of tools and processes needed when called in for an internal investigation as a result of one or more employees complaining about sexual harassment, or another type of harassment or discrimination.”
About The Law Offices of Helene Horn Figman, P.C.
The Law Offices of Helene Horn Figman, P.C. focuses exclusively in the areas of employment law and human resource management; a key focus of her practice is the presentation of anti-harassment, anti-discrimination and unconscious bias training.
A member of the Massachusetts Bar for over 30 years, Attorney Figman has successfully litigated before all courts in Massachusetts and the United States District Court. As a former Administrative Hearings Officer for the M.C.A.D., she has presided over all full evidentiary hearings related to workplace discrimination; her decisions are published in the Massachusetts Discrimination Law Reporter.
Attorney Figman is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Arizona. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, 1st Circuit, and before the United States Supreme Court.
The firm maintains offices at 45 Bristol Drive, Suite 207, South Easton, Massachusetts 02375. For more information, please call 508-238-2700, email hfigman@figmanlaw.com, or visit www.figmanlaw.com.
