ONLINE
Thursday, September 25, 2025
9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
What You Need to Know to Be Effective and Get Results:
FREE for All 2025 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute Attendees (in person or replay)!
This course is presented by 2025 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute faculty as an added bonus to that Institute’s attendees – with registration open to anyone interested in this important content! Instructions on how to register for free will be distributed to attendees at the Institute.
This seminar’s materials are the Internal Employment Investigations Handbook – a must-have reference guide for the topics discussed at the course!
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:05 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
– Patricia Y. Beety & Lawrence P. Schaefer (Course Co-Chairs)
9:05 – 9:35 a.m.
Get It Right from the Start – Workplace Investigations Basics
– Patricia Y. Beety
9:35 – 10:20 a.m.
Data, Data Everywhere – Managing, Securing, and Using Electronic Evidence
– Cynthia A. Bremer & Jody Ward-Rannow
10:20 – 11:05 a.m.
Mastering the Art of Conversation – How to Effectively Interview Employees
– Jillian Kornblatt & Samuel Richter
11:05 – 11:15 a.m.
BREAK
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
How to Correctly Calibrate Your Truth Compass – Techniques for Making Credibility Determinations
– Fran Sepler
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
12:45 – 1:15 p.m.
Closing the Loop – Tips for Reporting Findings and Conclusions
– Jillian Kornblatt & Samuel Richter
1:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Managing Privilege During and After an Investigation
– Jody Ward-Rannow & Cynthia A. Bremer
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Above and Beyond the Workplace – What to Do When an Investigation Reveals Criminal Misconduct
– Deborah R. Autrey & Mattew K. Gillespie
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
BREAK
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Additional Considerations for Public Sector Workplaces
– Patricia Y. Beety & Jennie Gassman-Pines
3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Playing the Right Next Note – Guidance for Addressing Common Mistakes and Their Consequences
– Jenny Gassman-Pines & Phillip M. Kitzer
4:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Questions & Answers
– Patricia Y. Beety & Lawrence P. Schaefer
LIVE IN-PERSON
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 370
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall, Third Floor City Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
ONLINE REPLAYS
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Attend online
A moderator will be available to answer questions by email.
$295 MSBA members / $295 paralegals / $345 standard rate
Other discounts that may apply:
Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.
Minnesota CLE is applying to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 6.0 standard CLE credits. The maximum number of total credits attendees may claim for this program is 6.0 credits.
Minnesota CLE also has applied to the Minnesota State Bar Association for 6.0 MSBA labor and employment law specialist credits.
Minnesota CLE will apply to the Human Resource Certification Institute for 6.0 HR (General) recertification credit hours.
Minnesota CLE is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. This program is valid for 6.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.
