Thurgood is an employee advocacy firm, utilizing Authorized Justice Practitioners to represent employment matters under the jurisdiction of the EEOC, OSHA, and other federal and state administrative agencies.
How to file a disability accommodation discrimination claim in California — the state and EEOC routes, the statutes and deadlines, what happens after you file, what you can recover, and non-attorney…
How to file a whistleblower retaliation (OSHA whistleblower) complaint in California — the OSHA Region office that serves you, the 30-to-180-day deadlines, what happens after you file, what you can r…
How to file a political-speech discrimination claim in California — the state-law protection, the statute and deadline, what happens after you file, what you can recover, and non-attorney representat…
How to file an FMLA leave retaliation claim in Alabama — the U.S. Department of Labor (WHD) route, the FMLA deadline, what happens after you file, what you can recover, and non-attorney representatio…
How to file a whistleblower retaliation (OSHA whistleblower) complaint in Alabama — the OSHA Region office that serves you, the 30-to-180-day deadlines, what happens after you file, what you can reco…
How to file a disability and sick-leave discrimination claim in Alaska — the state and EEOC routes, the statutes and deadlines, what happens after you file, what you can recover, and non-attorney rep…
Filed an EEOC or state charge and want to keep negotiating directly? You can settle at any point. How a pending charge becomes leverage, and what to watch when you negotiate yourself.
Fired and handed a severance agreement? How to negotiate after termination: the release of claims, the 21- and 7-day review windows for workers 40+, how to counter, and when to walk.
Think you're being pushed out? How to negotiate severance before termination: what the company is weighing, how to frame and size your ask, who you'll deal with, and what gives you leverage.
Enduring harassment or a hostile work environment? When the conduct becomes a legal claim, why the employer's failure to act is leverage, and how to approach a severance conversation.
Got a Notice of Right to Sue? What it does and doesn't mean, the 90-day deadline to file in court, and your real options: sue, settle, or weigh the road ahead.
On a PIP and sensing the exit? Why a performance plan is often a paper trail for termination, what leverage you have, and how to open a severance conversation before it 'completes.'
Placed on administrative leave and unsure what's next? What being suspended pending investigation signals, what leverage you have, and how to weigh a severance conversation in the limbo.
Sensing you'll be let go while on medical or FMLA leave? Why pushing someone out during protected leave creates real exposure, what that means for severance, and how to proceed.
What do wrongful termination lawyers look for before accepting a case? The damages math, evidence, and human factors that decide whether an attorney says yes — and your options if your case doesn't f…
Did an internal company appeal before calling a lawyer, and now none are interested? The internal process generally doesn’t pause your EEOC deadline. Here is what to check and do next.
Went through a union grievance and now no lawyer will take your case? Contract claims, arbitration, and federal labor law complicate things — but your statutory rights may be separate.
Turned down by every wrongful termination lawyer? Here is why employment attorneys reject strong cases, and the out-of-court options that still let you pursue your claim.
Don’t want to give 30–40% of your settlement to a lawyer? Here is why contingency fees sit there, and how the lower-cost agency route can leave more of any recovery with you.
Don’t want to pay a big retainer for an employment lawyer? Retainers are tied to hourly billing, which is uncommon for employee cases. See contingency and lower-cost alternatives.
