How much can you win in a discrimination lawsuit?

There are limits on the amount of compensatory and punitive damages a person can recover. These limits vary depending on the size of the employer: For employers with 15-100 employees, the limit is $50,000. For employers with 101-200 employees, the limit is $100,000.

Can you get punitive damages for age discrimination?

The ADEA does not allow employees to collect an award of punitive damages. However, the ADEA does allow an employee to recover “liquidated damages” where the employee proves that the employer’s age discrimination was willful (that is, knowing and intentional). In short, punitive damages are difficult to win.

Is it possible to win an age discrimination case?

However, you should keep in mind that age discrimination cases are exceedingly difficult to win, and that age discrimination tends to be more difficult to prove than discrimination based on other characteristics such as race or gender.

What’s the value of an age discrimination lawsuit?

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What are the odds of winning an employment discrimination case?

In 2009, the Harvard Law and Policy Review published an article about those odds, “Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs in Federal Court: From Bad to Worse?” The authors found that employees won their lawsuits against their employers only 15% of the time, whereas in non-employment law cases, plaintiffs won 51% of the time.

Which is easier to win, race or sex discrimination?

Sex discrimination cases are generally easier to win than race discrimination cases. There are various reasons for this and these statements are only generalizations because different judges and juries come to different results.

What happens if you win an age discrimination case?

State law may cover smaller employers or provide additional types of damages to employees who win age discrimination lawsuits. For example, an employee who wins an age discrimination case under the ADEA cannot recover punitive damages (intended to punish the employer) or emotional distress damages, as discussed further below.

How to prove you are a victim of age discrimination?

I am 53 years old and I feel I have been discriminated against. I got a huge raise because they were paying the new girl a ton more than what I was making. I need help in deciding whether I could win a discrimination suit.

As the name suggests, punitive damages are intended to punish your employer. The ADEA does not allow employees to collect an award of punitive damages. However, the ADEA does allow an employee to recover “liquidated damages” where the employee proves that the employer’s age discrimination was willful (that is, knowing and intentional).

What’s the standard for an age discrimination lawsuit?

The standard for evaluating age discrimination claims is different than that used for other types of employment discrimination. If you’re using a disparate treatment theory, you must prove that your age was a motivating factor in the act your employer took or the decision that was made. [36]