The Fairfax Bar Association’s Employment Law Section is co-sponsoring a free webinar with the MWELA Bench Bar Committee, the Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association:
Date: October 16, 2025 | Time: 1:00 PM EST
By their nature, employment cases often pivot on out-of-court statements. Classic examples include remarks like “You’re getting too old for this job.” But can such statements be admitted as evidence, or are they inadmissible hearsay? Reports of co-worker slurs, internal investigation notes, troubling texts, or comments from video conferences may all be challenged as hearsay. How do plaintiffs’ attorneys get such statements admitted — and how can defense counsel prevent it? What is a judge’s perspective on which statements must be considered?
