Discovery in Employment Discrimination Litigation: What Plaintiffs Can Request and Obtain from Defendants


Summary

This practice note discusses the scope of discovery that plaintiffs can obtain from defendants in employment discrimination cases, including limitations on discovery that defendants often attempt to assert, such as privilege, lack of relevance, lack of proportionality, and privacy interests. The note addresses how to use the different mechanisms for obtaining discovery effectively. It then discusses specific types of discrimination cases and discovery disputes that often occur in such cases.