AI in HR Investigations. Is It a Double-Edged Sword When It Comes to Litigation?


The phrase of 2025 may be "artificial intelligence." It essentially presents itself as the newest, shiniest, and most effective tool for every industry to explore and put into practice. It is discussed and written about almost everywhere by almost everyone.

However, "artificial intelligence" is a rather general concept. The fact that many technologies can be integrated to produce new AI systems significantly expands the scope of AI. Even if the definition of artificial intelligence is always changing, it is crucial to list the many forms of AI in order to identify which, if any, are most appropriate for a workplace inquiry.

How Workplace Investigations Can Benefit from AI: 

  • Pattern detection, data analysis, and management: By organizing, synthesizing, and processing vast amounts of data, using AI in a workplace inquiry might expedite a frequently drawn-out and laborious procedure. • An investigator can use searches to find information like patterns, people involved, and problematic papers because AI technologies are analyzing documents while sorting, enabling the construction of visual timelines of the incident.
  • AI Compliance Issues and Concerns :  Federal, state, and discrimination-related laws. • A number of states have begun to pass laws governing the use of AI in the workplace, many of which demand employee approval before implementing a program and mandate ongoing program maintenance. • The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released rules reiterating the idea that investigators may be held accountable for discrimination, even if it stems from the application of AI. 

Why should you attend this:

Investigators using AI in employment investigations continue to expose themselves to liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Employee Polygraph Protection Act, depending on the recommendation resulting from the investigation. Employers need to be aware of how they utilize AI in the workplace will determine their liability and litigation impact.

Areas covered in the sesssion:

  • Learn what the AI impacts and concerns are by Employers in terms of liability
  • Learn what the obstacles are when Employers and professionals use AI for onboarding, hiring, and performance reviews
  • Learn how AI is used during investigations and how they are impacting the investigation process
  • Learn what legal implications are when using AI for investigations, which can be an obstacle when using AI data for litigation purposes
  • Learn how the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will review the data submitted for
  • Learn what tools will be instrumental when using AI in the workplace
  • Learn how having the “Human Element” when using AI for investigations and other workplace compliance initiatives is mandatory when using AI in the workplace
  • Learn what policies Employers need to have in place when using AI in the workplace
  • Learn how informing employees that Employers use AI should be a mandatory process

Who should attend this:

  • All Employers
  • Business Owners
  • Company Leadership
  • Compliance professionals
  • HR Professionals
  • Managers/Supervisors

Margie Faulk is a senior-level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public, and Non-profit sectors.  Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduce potential workplace fines and penalties from violations of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.

Margie is a speaker and accomplished trainer and has created and presented compliance seminars/webinars for over 16 US and International compliance institutes. Margie has testified as a compliance subject matter expert (SME) for several regulatory agencies and against regulatory agencies, thank goodness not on the same day. Margie offers compliance training to HR professionals, business owners, and leadership to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements.

Margie holds a professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).

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