Archive for August 27, 2019

Great article done by the Tampa Bay Times detailing the horrific daily lives of Cognizant’s many employees. Thompson Legal Center, LLC has numerous clients alleging sex discrimination, sex harassment, disability discrimination and harassment, FMLA retaliation and all forms of retaliation against Cognizant. Contact the office at (813) 769-3900 or reach out to attorney KC Hopkinson directly if you believe that you too are experiencing similar discriminatory, harassing or retaliatory treatment at the workplace. Your rights do matter. Take the first step today!

The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers – click to read article.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act protects women from discrimination or harassment in the workplace because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy for childbirth.  Even with this protection in place women still face pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. Pregnancy discrimination is more prevalent in the service sector but also appears in banks, retailers and even law firms.  This article discusses what many women face after telling their employer they are pregnant. It is shocking that pregnancy discrimination is still so prevalent today.

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed suit against the University of Miami for wage discrimination against a female professor.

According to the charge, the university paid the female professor less than a male professor who was doing similar work. The two both teach political science, were both promoted to full professor at the same time and receive similar reviews from faculty. The female professor complained to the University of Miami, but no pay changes were made. 

This wage discrimination is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of