A Warning About ‘Upjohn’ Warnings: A Word of Caution for Individual Employees

June 28, 2021  |  New York Law Journal

When conducting an employee interview as part of an internal investigation, corporate counsel typically warns the employee that counsel represents the employer and not the employee—but what if corporate counsel does not provide such an Upjohn warning? In this article, we discuss the current state of the law as reflected in cases in which employees have challenged the use of statements made to corporate counsel, and observe that the remedy afforded to an employee who did not receive an Upjohn warning is often lacking.

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