Employer May Examine Phones Of Former Employee Suing For Retaliation

(August 2, 2021, 3:59 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Finding that a plaintiff suing his former employer for retaliation likely acted in bad faith in not producing certain documents or disclosing the existence of a cell phone, a Washington federal judge on July 23 granted the employer’s motion to compel production of the plaintiff’s electronic devices for forensic examination....