University of Texas Owes Professor $3 Million for Pregnancy Bias

The University of Texas at Austin must pay an assistant engineering professor more than $3 million for denying her tenure because of her sex and pregnancies, a federal jury decided.

Evdokia Nikolova proved that her status as a woman and her pregnancies were the but-for cause of her tenure denial, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas jury said.

It awarded Nikolova $1 million for her past emotional pain and suffering, $2 million for her future emotional pain and suffering, and $50,000 in back pay and benefits.

The verdict was reached March 11 following a five-day trial ...