Nicole Poore voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Expands the Limits on the Dollar Amount of Awards of Compensatory or Punitive Damages for Employment Discrimination
Signed by Governor John Carney, Jr.
Title: Expands the Limits on the Dollar Amount of Awards of Compensatory or Punitive Damages for Employment Discrimination
Title: Expands the Limits on the Dollar Amount of Awards of Compensatory or Punitive Damages for Employment Discrimination
Vote to pass a bill that expands the amount of compensatory damages that the court can award in employment discrimination cases.
Increases monetary award of compensatory or punitive damages to the following, including (Sec. 1):
For a respondent with 4-14 employees, $50,000;
For a respondent with 15-100 employees, $75,000;
For a respondent with 101-200 employees, $175,000;
For a respondent with 201-500 employees, $300,000; and
For a respondent with more than 500 employees, $500,000.
Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 1).
Title: Expands the Limits on the Dollar Amount of Awards of Compensatory or Punitive Damages for Employment Discrimination