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When workplace misconduct allegations surface, your organization faces immediate risk: legal liability, regulatory scrutiny, employee morale, and reputation. The quality of your investigation directly determines your ability to defend your decisions, maintain compliance, and protect your workplace culture.
 

Allen Morris Investigations provides independent workplace investigation services throughout California. As licensed private investigators with specialized training in employment law compliance, we deliver the neutral, methodical fact-finding that organizations need when allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or policy violations arise.
 

Our workplace investigator approach combines investigative discipline with an understanding of legal requirements under Title VII, California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and regulatory frameworks that govern employment practices. We serve private employers, public agencies, educational institutions, and law firms throughout Orange County and California who require credible, defensible investigation outcomes. 

Our workplace investigation services address the full spectrum of employment-related misconduct allegations. Each investigation is tailored to the specific facts, organizational context, and legal considerations of your case. 

Every workplace investigation follows a systematic methodology designed to ensure thoroughness, fairness, and legal defensibility. Our process is informed by EEOC enforcement guidance, California DFEH standards, and best practices developed over two decades of investigative work.

We begin with detailed intake to understand allegations, identify witnesses and evidence, and assess investigation scope. Based on intake findings, we develop a comprehensive investigation plan outlining witnesses to be interviewed, documents to be reviewed, and investigation timeline.  

We implement evidence preservation protocols and collect relevant documents including emails, personnel files, policies, and training records. We conduct confidential interviews with the complainant, accused party, and all relevant witnesses using structured methodology designed to elicit accurate information. 

When witness accounts conflict, we conduct detailed credibility analysis considering plausibility, internal consistency, corroboration, and motive. We synthesize all evidence to determine facts and prepare comprehensive investigation reports with findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Reports are written with the understanding they may be reviewed by regulators or disclosed in litigation. 

 While not every workplace complaint requires external investigation, certain circumstances make independent investigators essential for legal compliance and organizational protection.
 

Call an external workplace investigator when:
 

•  Allegations involve senior leadership or executives
• High legal risk or litigation is anticipated
• Regulatory agencies are involved or likely to become involved
• Cases involve multiple complainants or complex allegations
• Internal investigations have been challenged or credibility is questioned
• Privileged investigation through legal counsel is needed
• Specialized expertise in employment law compliance is required
• Organizational capacity is limited for conducting thorough investigations
   

When complaints involve executives, senior managers, or individuals with authority over HR, external investigators are necessary to ensure credible, unbiased fact-finding. Cases involving severe harassment, discrimination claims, or circumstances suggesting litigation should be investigated externally. 

The investment in independent investigation is modest compared to the cost of defending a poorly investigated claim.

Workplace investigation quality depends directly on investigator qualifications. Allen Morris Investigations brings credentials and experience that ensure professional, legally compliant investigations.
 

California Private Investigator License (PI 27033): Active California PI licensure ensures we meet state standards for training, experience, and professional conduct. Licensed private investigators are held to ethical standards and regulatory oversight that enhance investigation credibility.
 

Certified Title IX Investigator: Title IX investigation certification demonstrates specialized training in conducting investigations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination with attention to fair process, trauma-informed interviewing, and evidence analysis.
 

SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP): Senior-level HR certification demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of employment law, HR best practices, and organizational development.
 

20+ Years Investigative Experience: We have investigated hundreds of cases across diverse industries, organizational sizes, and factual scenarios ranging from single-complainant harassment matters to complex, multi-party allegations involving senior executives.