Letter from the Editor of Newly Published AWI Quarterly

Marilou F. Mirkovich is a partner in the Cerritos office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo. She represents employers in all aspects of labor relations and employment law. Ms. Mirkovich focused on defending discrimination claims in federal and state courts and handles matters pending before the EEOC, DFEH, and FEHC. In addition to her employment practice, Ms. Mirkovich serves as the firm's lead investigator on numerous public and private sector matters. She served as President of the Board of Directors for the Community Family Guidance Center. She has been an active participant in the HIV and AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA). Ms. Mirkovich has also been on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

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Letter from the Editor of Newly Published AWI Quarterly

By Debra L. Reilly, Editor, AWI Quarterly

Debra L. Reilly As we start the third year of what is now the AWI Quarterly, we would like to hear from you, the Readers. Are we satisfying your needs? Is there a particular topic that you wish would be addressed more substantively? Please keep in touch with us at publications@aowi.org.

We heard at the AWI Conference last November that readers enjoy hearing about new cases that come down affecting workplace investigators. We try to gather most of the California cases and report to you on them, but if ever you see a case, feel free to send me an email and we will prepare an article on any case relating to what we investigators do. And, now that we are a national/global association, we welcome our non-California members giving us notice of cases from other jurisdictions. In fact, this month one of our lead articles is by our new Board Member, Julie Moore from the Massachusetts and New Hampshire area, who is reporting to us about an interesting case from her neck of the woods.

Our second lead article, by Judith Rosenberg, points out practical advice from her personal experiences as an attorney investigator on how to pick the right investigator.

Our last article is by Cynthia Remmers, who takes us on a journey about how investigations can be used as part of an employer’s internal ADR process. Employers who use investigations as an ADR method are certainly on the cutting edge and go a long way towards saving everyone (employer, accuser, and the accused) time, money, and frustration.

We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy this issue of the AWI Quarterly.