A boss wanted to discuss settling an employee’s harassment claims without lawyers present. That invitation came with more baggage than the calendar entry suggested. TL;DR: The Second Circuit revived an employee’s retaliation claims after finding that her refusal to discuss settlement plausibly communicated continued opposition to discrimination. She still has

There are probably better things to ask ChatGPT during litigation than how quickly permanently deleted emails disappear. Especially when the other side is looking for those emails. TL;DR: A former employee denied signing a non-solicitation and confidentiality agreement. A forensic examination later uncovered ChatGPT searches about permanently deleted Yahoo emails.

A Mexico vacation while on sick leave is an easy headline. The employer’s defense required a closer look at two separate decisions. TL;DR: A police department defeated discrimination, accommodation, and retaliation claims brought by an officer demoted for violating its sick-leave policy and later discharged because she could not perform

A termination letter can become a vocabulary quiz once litigation starts. Every changed adjective gets its own exhibit. TL;DR: An employer defeated race and age discrimination claims because its explanations consistently described the same policy violations. Differences in wording and minor factual discrepancies did not show that the stated reason