Employers often agonize over whether their workplace investigations are thorough enough. They worry that they somehow have to ascertain the absolute truth and can’t make any mistakes. Relax. As long as your investigation is reasonable, courts won’t interfere—even if your conclusions were wrong.
Don’t sweat perfection when investigative honesty is enough
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