Discrimination for Motherhood
I need some advice. In 2018, I joined a startup. They paid me as a contractor because they said they couldn’t afford the taxes and I’d be able to deduct more anyway. I was being paid well enough that it didn’t bother me. Shortly after being hired (about 3 months) I became pregnant, and in 2019 had my baby. When I returned to work, they made me take a major pay cut (cut by about $15K annually) and continued to pay me as a contractor even though I was an employee. I was feeling extremely trapped bc they tried to claim 2 weeks of maternity leave was “enough”, fired me when my son was in the hospital at 5 weeks old for a surgical procedure, re-hired me for an even lower salary a few weeks later (when I was vulnerable and terrified and having trouble finding other work). So recently I got a new job at an amazing company and I’m just looking for advice on a few things. 1.) I am filing my taxes and being charged an astronomical tax amount which I feel they should pay because they paid me as a contractor so that THEY could avoid paying their taxes. Do I have any legal recourse? Can I report them so they have to pay employees right even with me gone? 2.) Do anti-discrimination laws apply to people paid as contractors as well? I really just want to make sure she doesn’t do this to anyone else. Thanks in advance!
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Currently interviewing but i have a dental procedure coming up that will put me out for a week , meaning I will be out for 1 week, just 2-3 weeks right after starting the job. I would like to prepare what I will say as im approaching last interview and may land the job. The issue is I would rather start right away because i need income urgently to pay bills...
a- tell them its best for me to start after my procedure - 3 weeks from now ( which will but me in a predicament as i need immediate income) and they might be annoyed they have to wait 3 weeks
or
b-tell them i can start 1 or 2 weeks before my procedure and but that in 3 weeks I may need an entire week off .
advice ?
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Hi everyone,
I’m Mitali, a former Cognizant employee and a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Dallas. I have experience in Salesforce, business analytics, and cloud technologies.
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I gave her my take on this and am curious about yours (pros and cons) especially those in HR.
Thanks.
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