Her manager approved the recordings. Then HR cited them in the termination letter
A product manager says Dow Jones fired her for recording meetings - the same practice she had flagged as a disability accommodation.
The worker, who held a director-level role at Dow Jones for more than seven years, filed a federal lawsuit on November 9, 2026 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, retaliation, and interference with medical leave rights.
According to the filing, the worker has documented disabilities including ADHD, depression, anxiety, and auditory processing limitations. These conditions, the complaint states, make it difficult for her to reliably process and retain spoken information in meetings without recording and transcription support.
She started at Dow Jones in approximately August 2018, was promoted from Senior Product Manager to Director, and earned around $180,000 a year plus bonus compensation, per the complaint.
The accommodation trail started in September 2024 when she formally requested a flexible schedule for medical appointments through the company's HR system. Dow Jones granted that request.
The recording question is where things get complicated.
The complaint alleges her then-manager approved her use of meeting recordings as a disability accommodation for her auditory processing limitations. He knew she recorded meetings and, according to the filing, never told...
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