Labor/Employment
Nov. 8, 2001
Veracity Blues
Credibility determinations are a critical part of workplace investigations. Yet employers are often reluctant to make judgments about the failure of a witness to be truthful, even though employers are permitted to use credibility findings to resolve conflicts in testimony. See Silva v. Lucky Stores Inc ., 65 Cal.App.4th 256 (1998). Indeed, an employer who neglects credibility determinations risks a finding that its investigation was inadequate.
Credibility determinations are a critical part of workplace investigations. Yet employers are often reluctant to make judgments about the failure of a witness to be truthful, even though employers are permitted to use credibility findings to resolve conflicts in testimony. See Silva v. Lucky...
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