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.
Felt like a lawyer couldn’t relate to you or your job? Here is how the human side of intake works, why it can affect strong cases, and how to get an objective assessment.
Did a lawyer seem to not understand your wrongful termination case? Often it is how the facts were presented. Here is how to organize your story — and a tool that does it for you.
Told your wrongful termination case is too small for a lawyer? Here is what that really means, why it happens, and how to pursue a smaller claim through the agency process.
Filing a discrimination claim in Utah — your deadline with Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Wisconsin — your deadline with Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Massachusetts — your deadline with Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in North Carolina — your deadline with North Carolina Human Relations Commission, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Washington, D.C. — your deadline with DC Office of Human Rights, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Pennsylvania — your deadline with Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Minnesota — your deadline with Minnesota Department of Human Rights, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Michigan — your deadline with Michigan Department of Civil Rights, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Washington State — your deadline with Washington State Human Rights Commission, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Connecticut — your deadline with Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Florida — your deadline with Florida Commission on Human Relations, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Texas — your deadline with Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in Illinois — your deadline with Illinois Department of Human Rights, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in California — your deadline with California Civil Rights Department, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
Filing a discrimination claim in New York — your deadline with New York State Division of Human Rights, what a right-to-sue notice means, and how to bring your case.
When “improvement plans” are really dismissal scripts in disguise — how to recognize, respond to, and protect yourself from a PIP that’s being used as a pretext to fire you.
Arbitration clauses don’t erase your civil rights. Learn how the EEOC and state agencies can still take action if your employer discriminates. If you’ve started a new job and spotted an...
