Proving workplace discrimination is very difficult because you have to be able to prove why you were fired or passed over for a position. In many cases, the employer will have a list of legitimate reasons why an employee was fired or why a potential candidate was not hired. It is the job of your lawyer or lawyers to prove that the employer is lying.

There are few things that make a workplace discrimination lawsuit airtight: personally overhearing derogatory comments about yourself from your employer, finding documents to prove the discrimination, or even direct derogatory comments. All of these things are generally easier to prove than second or third hand gossip about how a boss doesn’t like you because of your race. But the burden of proof is ultimately on your lawyers, so hire someone good, and be completely honest with them; this will help them build a solid legal argument supporting your discrimination case.