Adding a claim of race discrimination significantly strengthens your legal position, especially when combined with the strong FMLA retaliation claim you already have.
关于费用，
1. The Fee Structure is Higher Than Standard
The contract states the firm will take the greater of either:
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A “lodestar” hourly fee (hours × hourly rate),
OR -
40% of your recovery before a lawsuit,
45% after a lawsuit is filed,
including court-awarded attorney fees.
This is very aggressive.
如果我原来的雇主赔偿律师费，我的律师收两份：
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So yes — the firm gets both:
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The statutory attorney fee payment, and
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40–45% of your settlement or judgment, including the fee amount itself.
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This is not plaintiff-friendly.
