Employees who win discrimination cases are sometimes entitled to punitive damages if their employer’s actions were egregious. But those damages are capped based on the employer’s size. Now the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified that the cap applies to all claims brought by the same party, even if she wins on several claims.
Employee won discrimination case? Understand bias laws’ cap on punitive damages
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