Can An Employer Lawfully Order Employees Not to Discuss An Ongoing Harassment or Discrimination Investigation?

The EEOC's Buffalo office recently advised an employer that its policy of informing employees that they may not discuss an ongoing harassment or discrimination investigation is itself unlawful. See an earlier news posting: EEOC Warns Employer About Silencing Employees During Harassment or Discrimination Investigation.

But don't go to far: time, manner and circumstances are very, very important in these types of things.