Ask-Me-Anything: Workplace investigations Law

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">In our Ask-Me-Anything Segment of our workplace investigations law episode with Christine Thomlinson<span style="color: #22242f; background: white;">, we cover a range of questions submitted by the Lawyered Patreon community.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style= "font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> 🔵</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> Does an employee have a legal obligation to participate in a workplace investigation?<br /></span><span style= "font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">🔵</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> How can companies balance the need for transparency with the need to protect sensitive information during an investigation?<br /></span><span style= "font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">🔵</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> Can you discuss the potential impact of social media on workplace investigations?<br /></span><span style= "font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">🔵</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> What are the differences between internal and external investigations, and when might one be preferred over the other?<br /></span><span style= "font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">🔵</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> What are some specific tactics for investigations invol