PRIVATE
Axis Investigations handles sensitive, high-profile investigations with the potential for significant financial, legal, or public relations exposure. Serious workplace allegations require employers to conduct swift, thorough, and unbiased investigations. While many investigations may be handled internally, allegations against high level executives, board members, investors, public figures, etc. require involvement of external investigators to thwart any claims of bias in potential litigation.
PUBLIC
Axis Investigations handles investigations on behalf of public entities, which may trigger unique issues such as constitutional protections for employees and elected officials, union contracts for employees, and special rights for public safety officers and firefighters. Axis handles investigations for public agencies at the state and local level and can assist municipalities, public transportation agencies, water districts, and more in their workplace disputes
NON-PROFIT
Axis Investigations is well-versed in the complexities of Title IX and complaints raised in educational settings, at large. Axis Investigations also understands the whistleblower concerns that non-profits face. Axis Investigations can assist educational institutions and non-profits take the proper steps to investigate complaints of alleged fraud, harassment, assault, violence, discrimination, or hostile workplace by colleagues or students.
OUR EXPERTISE
Firm founder Arti L. Bhimani and her team specialize in conducting discreet, complex, and thorough external investigations for entities in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. As a qualified, attorney investigator, Ms. Bhimani has overseen and conducted countless evidence-based investigations that provide insight into compliance risks, mitigate against misunderstandings that lead to litigation, and improve the overall work environment. External investigations by Axis make good business sense because they provide a safe forum for employees and employers to raise sensitive or difficult workplace issues and provide candid feedback on an organization’s culture and management. This, in turn, assists workplaces to improve their processes and procedures, increase employee productivity, and minimize litigation.
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Arti is a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators, has a background in conflict management, and spent nearly twenty years handling legal issues relating to discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, whistleblower complaints, and abusive conduct. Arti has investigated, litigated, and overseen single plaintiff cases, wage and hour class suits, and private attorney general actions. Arti has questioned employees and management in all types of employment matters, including traumatic, highly sensitive, and confidential incidents. Arti oversees each investigation performed by Axis and is committed to excellence in the investigation process and the final report.
Investigations by Axis withstand scrutiny and provide a sound basis for making business decisions. Axis Workplace Investigations is the clear path forward.
INVESTIGATION
PRACTICE AREAS
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Hostile Workplace
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Discrimination/ Implicit Bias
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Harassment
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Retaliation
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Sexual Misconduct
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Employee Misconduct
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Ethical violations
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Failure to Accommodate Disability
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Financial Misappropriation
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Fraud
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Bullying
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Threats of Workplace Violence
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Substance Abuse
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Wrongful Termination
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Whistleblower Complaints
RESOURCES
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Practices for Effective Investigations
https://www.eeoc.gov/quality-practices-effective-investigations-and-conciliation
Summary of Department of Educations Title IX Final Rule
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/titleix-summary.pdf
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Resources for Employers
Association of Workplace Investigations Guidance for Internal
Professionals Who Conduct Workplace Investigations
Tips for Conducting an Ethics Investigation
https://www.i-sight.com/resources/conducting-an-ethics-investigation-top-20-tips-for-success/
California Department of Labor Resources Related to COVID-10
and the Workplace
The Grayson Agency for Brand Management, Public Relations, and Communications.
ABOUT ARTI
EDUCATION
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University of California,
Los Angeles
School of Law, JD -
Northwestern University, BA
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BAR ADMISSIONS
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California
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U.S. District Court
Central District of California -
U.S. District Court ​
Eastern District of California -
U.S. District Court ​
Northern District of California -
U.S. District Court ​
​Southern District of California -
United States Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit -
United States Court of Appeals ​
for the Federal Circuit
Arti L. Bhimani founded Axis Workplace Investigations as a division of Bhimani Law because her expertise in employment legal issues and background in race relations, intersectionality, and trauma-informed best practices led her to workplace investigations. Arti leverages nearly twenty years of experience litigating employment and other business cases in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies for fortune 500 companies, public entities, and non-profit organizations, to provide her clients with unparalleled expertise in navigating workplace conflicts before they escalate.
Prior to forming Bhimani Law, Arti worked at large, multinational law firms and, recently, served as Deputy General Counsel for a leading global healthcare provider that employs over 2,000 employees in over 30 states and 20 countries. In that role, Arti oversaw all employment complaints and litigation, conducted countless internal investigations, and retained external investigators, where necessary. Arti also worked for a law firm that focused exclusively on representing public entities on employment matters. Given the breadth and depth of her experience handling employment disputes in-house and as outside counsel, Arti is uniquely situated to understand how best to utilize client resources to conduct workplace investigations efficiently and effectively.
Arti approaches every investigation by first understanding her client’s workplace and the complaint being investigated. She then works with the client to develop an investigation plan for gathering evidence and conducting interviews. At all times, an evidence-based approach is taken that respects and values the input of the various individuals to ensure that all pertinent information is gathered to generate a thorough, impartial, and well-reasoned report. Arti is trained to investigate Title IX misconduct claims for educational institutions and can also handle complaints against peace officers and firefighters.
In addition to handling workplace investigations, Arti has overseen national and international litigation and supervised the work of over 50 law firms, and personally litigated matters involving, among other things, employment discrimination, harassment, wage and hour claims, ethics issues, fraud, assault, sexual misconduct, hostile workplace, and other employment-based claims. Arti has also argued in state appellate courts in California and Ohio, and appeared before the California Supreme Court.
Arti earned her J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2004 and is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned a B.A. with honors in 1998. Arti is a member of the Association for Workplace Investigators, the California Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, South Asian Bar Association, and is recognized as a Super Lawyer.
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Did you know?
​Arti spends her free time as a soccer referee and watching her three sons play soccer and basketball. When not writing legal reports, Arti documents her family history and writes about the life of her great maternal grandmother. Arti is serious about board games and can often be found playing a heated match of Scattegories or Spades.
