Under the EEOC-enforced laws, the remedies for unlawful discrimination include:
- an order to eliminate discriminatory practices
- hiring, wage adjustments, promotion or reinstatement, depending upon the nature of the action taken against the individual monetary remedies
Monetary remedies available under the laws enforced by the EEOC are as follows:
- lost wages and prejudgment interest (all statutes)
- liquidated/double damages (ADEA and EPA)
- compensatory damages (Title VII and ADA cases involving intentional discrimination)
- punitive damages (Title VII and ADA cases in which the employer acts with reckless disregard of the federally protected rights of the individual)
- the sum of punitive damages and future compensatory damages may not exceed the following amounts, per person:
- $50,000 for employers with 15-100 employees
- $100,000 for employers with 101-200 employees
- $200,000 for employers with 201-500 employees
- $300,000 for employers with more than 500 employees
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