Workplace Investigation Services

Our Commitment to Your Investigation

With more than 20 years of experience, our workplace investigation attorneys deliver a robust and diverse range of expertise. We understand that every workplace investigation must be conducted correctly, discreetly, and efficiently in order to establish legal defenses, preserve the attorney-client privilege, and implement effective measures to rehabilitate employee morale, mitigate future claims, and lost productivity.

Industries We Serve

Medical Workplace Investigations

Veterinary Workplace Investigations

Automotive Workplace Investigations

Restaurant Workplace Investigations

Casino Workplace Investigations

Other Industry Workplace Investigations

Let’s Connect

Please contact us for your free and confidential initial consultation.

Questions?

Steven L. Simas, AWI

Association of Workplace Investigation Certificate Holder

Steven L. Simas is an AV® Preeminate™ Rated attorney and the founding member of Simas & Associates, Ltd. Mr. Simas graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and King Hall University of California, Davis School of Law with his Juris Doctorate.

Training for Employers

Simas & Associates, Ltd., offers a variety of workplace investigation training options for private and public employers throughout the State of California.

State departments, agencies, and boards
Regional and special districts
Counties, cities, and other municipalities (i.e. We have served as the San Luis Obispo County Civil Service Commission‘s outside counsel since 2012.)
Utility companies
Public and private universities and colleges
Public school districts
Private schools
Social service and nonprofit organizations
Contractors
Private businesses and offices

Areas of Expertise

At Simas & Associates, Ltd., we have conducted countless workplace investigations, audits, and training for all types of situations and industries.

Employee investigations, sexual harassment, discrimination, equal employment opportunity (EEO), retaliation, and hostile workplace
Workplace theft and fraud (e.g. Disability, Workers’ Compensation, etc.)
Wage and Hour (e.g. Overtime, Meals, Rests, Classifications)
HIPAA, I-9, Personnel Files
Recruitment, substantive training, corrective action, and separation
Directors, officers, managers, supervisors of companies
State, county, city, municipal executives, directors, and board members
Employee handbooks, operation manuals (i.e. drafting or revising)
HR investigations, department creation, staffing, development
Preparation for Civil Litigation or Administrative Hearings, such Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board Hearings or Berman Hearings before the Labor Commissioner

Our Method for Workplace Investigations

Once retained, we develop and communicate our plan of action for gathering relevant evidence and interviewing key witnesses. For complicated matters, we may recommend the retention of relevant third-party consultants or Expert Witnesses.

Upon approval, we execute that plan in a manner that will cause the least disruption and intrusion on your day-to-day business. We take into account all of the following as we press ahead with our investigations, compiling of evidence, and drafting of findings:

Customer/client/patient goodwill
Privacy and trade secrets
Preserving the attorney-client privilege
Maintaining confidentiality
Avoiding retaliation
Preservation of documentation
Desired method of communicating findings/recommendations (i.e. ranging from summary findings to an extensive report examining legal implications and recommendations).

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At Simas & Associates, Ltd., we’re committed to serving as an independent, impartial, and objective fact-finder through the investigation. As a result, we will be honest and forthright with our findings and recommendations. This is how we ensure competent results and a positive reputation among those entities we have worked for and continue to consult.