Yerkyn v. Yakovlevich

**Dollar General Employee Loses Court Battle Over Missing Evidence** An employee sued Dollar General (DG Louisiana, LLC) for discrimination and asked the court to force the company to turn over an incident report and surveillance video that the worker believed would support their case. The employee, Yerkyn, claimed these documents existed and that Dollar General was hiding them. The court sided with Dollar General and denied the employee's requests. The judge found that the company had provided sufficient proof that the incident report and surveillance video either never existed in the first place or had already been given to the employee's legal team. The court refused to assume the company was hiding evidence or to penalize Dollar General for not producing documents that weren't available. **What This Means for Workers:** This case highlights the challenges employees face when trying to gather evidence for discrimination lawsuits. Workers cannot simply assume their employer has certain documents or recordings - they must prove these items actually exist. If you're considering legal action against your employer, it's important to identify and preserve any evidence early on, since companies aren't required to produce documents they don't have. Keep your own records when possible.