Employment cases live and die on dates and sequence. A complaint filed on March 3rd. A performance review dated March 8th. A termination on March 15th. ProvaLens maps every document to a timeline automatically — so the sequence that proves retaliation is visible in minutes, not days.
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Complaint dates mapped against adverse action dates
ProvaLens extracts every date across the document set and builds a chronological timeline — surfacing the proximity between protected activity and the adverse action that followed.
ProvaLens automates this
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Performance reviews dated before vs. after protected activity
The timing of performance documentation relative to a complaint, leave request, or accommodation is mapped automatically — making the before/after pattern immediately visible.
Core retaliation evidence
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Progressive discipline sequence verified against HR policy
The actual sequence of disciplinary steps taken is compared against the employer's stated progressive discipline policy to identify steps that were skipped or applied inconsistently.
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Gap between complaint and first negative action documented
The temporal gap — or lack of one — between the protected activity date and the first documented negative action is extracted and noted for use in the causal connection argument.
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Termination checklist compared against what was actually followed
Many employer handbooks specify required steps before termination. ProvaLens identifies the policy requirements and cross-references them against the documented steps actually taken.
Frequent gap
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Progressive discipline policy vs. actual steps taken
Verbal warning, written warning, performance improvement plan — the stated sequence is verified against what the HR record actually shows. Steps skipped without explanation are flagged.
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Comparator evidence — similar violations with different outcomes
ProvaLens surfaces other employees referenced in the records who committed similar policy violations, enabling comparator analysis to support disparate treatment arguments.
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Investigation procedures vs. what was documented
If the employer's policy requires an investigation before termination, ProvaLens identifies whether an investigation was documented — and whether it was conducted before or after the decision was made.
ProvaLens automates this
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Email chains indexed by date and participant
Produced email exports are indexed chronologically by sender, recipient, and date — making it possible to trace a conversation thread across months without manual sorting.
ProvaLens automates this
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Supervisor communications around key dates isolated
Emails involving the supervisor or decision-maker within two weeks of the protected activity or adverse action are automatically surfaced for review.
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HR communications regarding plaintiff identified
All communications in which the plaintiff is discussed — not just communications sent to or from the plaintiff — are identified and indexed for the timeline.
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Any destroyed or missing email chains flagged
References to email conversations that are not in the produced set — or email chains where obvious gaps appear in the date sequence — are flagged for spoliation inquiry.
Spoliation indicator
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EEOC charge compared against complaint allegations
The scope of the EEOC charge is compared against the complaint allegations to identify any claims that may not have been administratively exhausted.
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Position statement inconsistencies identified
The employer's EEOC position statement is cross-referenced against the HR record and deposition testimony — inconsistencies in the employer's stated rationale are flagged for your review.
High value at deposition
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Right-to-sue letter timing verified
The right-to-sue letter date is identified and the 90-day filing deadline is calculated and noted — ensuring the administrative prerequisites to suit are documented.
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Administrative exhaustion documented
All claims in the complaint are mapped against the EEOC charge to confirm exhaustion. Any claim not covered by the charge is flagged for review before filing.
From the field: Employment discovery routinely produces 2,000–8,000 pages. ProvaLens indexes every document, maps every date, and surfaces the 12 pages that matter — the ones where the employer's story changes.
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