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What damages can be awarded in an equal pay case?
What damages can be awarded in an equal pay case?
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so in an equal pay case where an
employee has been denied um the same pay
as other employees because of that
employees protected characteristic under
anti-discrimination laws for example
their gender or their race the employees
entitled to get the pay differential
that they were denied the additional pay
that other people of a different race or
of a different gender were getting they
can get up to an additional 200% in
liquidated damages so for example if
they were owed an additional $100,000 to
bring them even with the other employees
of a different race or gender they could
then get another $200,000 on top of that
as much as that uh up to the judge um in
liquidated damages in additional they
can get emotional damages uh in addition
they can get what are called punitive
damages and last uh they can apply to
the court once they win their case in
court to have the court order the
employer to pay their attorney’s fees
Morristown, NJ employment law attorney Chris Lenzo talks about the damages that can be awarded in an equal pay case.
