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Barbara Dalton
Barbara Dalton is an attorney, licensed private investigator, and Vice President of Public Interest Investigations, Inc. She specializes in conducting neutral, third-party investigations into allegations of employment discrimination. She has supervised and conducted investigations of employee and employer misconduct, wage and hour violations, and wrongful termination claims. Prior to joining PII, Dalton was part of the team of attorneys who monitored Denny's restaurants for customer-based discrimination complaints. Denny's ultimately adopted the investigative model designed and used by Dalton and her colleagues during the monitoring period. Dalton also played an integral part in the creation and direction of an independently administered system of arbitration for Kaiser Permanente members throughout California. She served as an attorney with the HIV and AIDS Legal Services Alliance, where she assisted clients with matters involving discrimination, confidentiality, and health care access, and conducted trainings on those topics.
Who Can Join CAOWI?An individual of sound mind who is dedicated to promoting and enhancing workplace investigations in California may apply to become a member of CAOWI. There are two categories of membership, regular and associate. Regular Member. There are three subcategories of regular membership: 1) Attorney. An active member of the State Bar of California 2) Private Investigator. A Private Investigator licensed by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs; or 3) In-House. Employed exclusively and regularly by a specified employer and performs investigations as defined in Section 7521 of the California Business and Professions Code in, and only in, the course and scope of that employment, in connection with the affairs of that employer only, and is exempted from licensure as a Private Investigator by Section 7522(a) of the California Business and Professions Code. Click here for the applicable provisions of the California Business and Professions Code. Associate Member. An individual who is not qualified for any of the three subcategories of regular membership may apply to join CAOWI as an associate member. The rights and duties of associate members are the same as regular members except that no more than two associate members may serve on the Board of Directors. Click here to join CAOWI |