INVESTIGATION EXPERIENCE

Ms. Viera conducts investigations of harassment, discrimination and other employment claims.  She began her legal career as a neutral fact-finder and developed special expertise at Littler Mendelson where she taught Human Resource Managers to conduct lawful investigations.  She has trained thousands of managers and employees nationwide on this and other employment law topics.  Her Spanish language skills and experience abroad make her especially useful in investigations of a cross-cultural nature.

Ms. Viera previously practiced employment law at Littler Mendelson, where she dealt with a variety of labor and employment issues, including disputes arising under Title VII, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disability Act, wage and hour laws, employment contracts and a variety of California state statutes.  Ms. Viera worked with Fortune 500 companies in both state and federal court. 

Ms. Viera has published articles on employment investigations, including:

 Internal Disciplinary Investigations: Weingarten Rights in Union - and Non-Union – Workplaces, in July 2003.