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A Fight You (Probably) Won’t Win

Even if an employee sues a company and wins, that person often finds it tough to find another job. So what’s a worker to do? Laura Beth Nielsen, a Northwestern sociology professor and research professor with the American Bar Foundation, joins us to talk about navigating the tricky process of suing an employer – specifically on grounds of discrimination. She’s a co-author of “Rights on Trial: How Workplace Discrimination Law Perpetuates Inequality” (University of Chicago Press).