“To Text or Not to Text…” Challenges to Defending Employment Matters Involving Text Messages

Shannon Antle Hamilton | Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Shannon Antle Hamilton chairs the Firm’s Employment Law Service Group and is a seasoned litigator and counselor on complex employment law issues. Shannon has significant lead counsel experience in employment litigation and has tried numerous cases in both federal and state court to jury verdict.

Shannon’s trial experience includes defending companies in workers’ compensation retaliation claims, Family and Medical Leave Act claims, cases brought under Title VII and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Kentucky Whistleblower Act. Shannon also frequently litigates non-compete, non-solicitation, and trade secret disputes. Shannon provides counseling to her clients on compliance in all areas of employment law and is a frequent speaker and author on trending employment law issues

I. Challenges an employer may face when defending an employment matter that involves text messaging as evidence | 12:00pm – 12:20pm

II. How to identify devises that may contain text messages | 12:20pm – 12:40pm

III. Retrieving and securing text messages | 12:40pm – 1:00pm

Break | 1:00pm – 1:10pm

IV. Potential evidentiary issues | 1:10pm – 1:40pm