First Steps
Protecting your case.
– Evidence You’ll Need
There are key evidentiary items that are almost always important to protect your case, employment law cases are no different. You can help strengthen your case and protect your rights by following these instructions.
Make a list of all witnesses
Ask co-workers and others if they heard or saw the discriminatory event. Things like discriminatory remarks or behavior, comments, threats, sexual touching, assault, or battery.
Get their contact information (full name, cell phone number, personal email). We can use this to get written statements before their memories fade or they decide they “don’t recall.”
Obtain copies of all relevant documents
Emails and text messages.
Time cards showing hours worked.
Performance reviews and write ups.
Any contracts or non-disclosure agreements.
Employment agreements and Arbitration agreements.
No trade secrets or confidential company information.
Record the dates and times of events
The best time to record something in writing is when it happened. Write down exactly what was said or what happened.
Keep a log of events with times, places and people involved.
Write HR or management
Write (don’t call) HR, if you have been harassed or discriminated against in your workplace.
If your company has an a policy to address harassment or discrimination in place (most employers do), you may be required to report any unlawful harassment or discrimination with Human Resources.
This is often the classic “double edged sword” because the employee feels that if he or she reports harassment by a supervisor, a co-worker or an executive, the company will retaliate and fire him or her or force him or her to quit.
We can help you determine the best way to tell HR.
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