Daily Journal Publishes Article by Meg Burnham on How Everyday Workplace Communications Shape Employment Case Outcomes

Daily Journal (California) featured an article by Labor & Employment partner Meg Burnham: “The hidden record behind every employment case.” The piece, published on July 16, 2026, examines how everyday workplace communications shape litigation outcomes long before a dispute reaches trial.

The article highlights how juries often focus less on formal policies and more on informal communications—such as emails, messages, and internal discussions—that collectively form an employer’s “hidden record.”

Burnham emphasizes that credibility, reflected through these routine interactions, is often the decisive factor in employment cases.

"The documents that do the most damage are rarely created for litigation. They are created when nobody thinks litigation is coming. The most important trial exhibit probably does not exist yet. Your managers are writing it today.”

The full article is available here.