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Your Most Important Witness in Defending an Employment Discrimination Claim? Your IT Staff?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

As I mentioned Monday, I had the opportunity to attend ABA Techshow, one of the premier technology and the law conferences around.  E-Discovery (or "Electronic Discovery") continues to be a hot topic at such conferences. (Discovery is the process by which parties to a lawsuit exchange and receive information before a trial.  The most common forms… Continue Reading

You’ve Been Sued; What Phrases Are “Hot” for Electronic Discovery Searches?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

UPDATED 12/3/08 During this decade, electronic discovery has moved from the fringes into the mainstream when litigating employment law claims.  What does this mean? In many cases, employers must now run keyword searches and other types of searches on their computer systems to find information that might be relevant to the lawsuit at issue. But what search terms… Continue Reading

Five Questions With…Frank Rudewicz, Managing Director of UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc.; Tips from a Forensic Litigation Consultant

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Every so often, it’s nice to hear from people who know what their talking about. Today, we’ve got part of this blog’s "Five Questions" feature.  I posed five questions for Frank Rudewicz, Managing Director of UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc.  UHY provides forensic litigation and valuation services which are particularly useful for things like electronic discovery, trade secrets… Continue Reading

When an Employer Is Sued (or Even Before) — Preserve Electronic Data

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

You’re an employer in Connecticut. You’ve just been sued.   Besides contacting a lawyer (and you ARE contacting a lawyer, right?), what else are you doing about the new case?  A new case in Connecticut suggests that preserving electronic data should be a top priority.  Why? Because under new court rules, failure to do so could… Continue Reading