Question

Cellant Solar Energy, INC, is a company that produces solar panels for domestic use. It has 800 permanent employees working in different departments. Suppose Cellant gets involved in a case of intentional employee discrimination, what will be the maximum punitive damage that will have to pay under the Civil Rights Act of 1991

Answer 1

Answer:

$300,000

Explanation:

The Civil Rights Act of 1991, can allow the court to award employees who win aTitle VII discrimination case, damages for what ever suffering they have gone through and punitive damages. Depending on the size of the employer damages are charged accordingly these limits are for the combined total of pain and suffering and punitive damages. If the employer has 15 to 100 employees the court awards up to $50,000.

For employees up to 101 to 200 the court awards $100,000. For employees larger than 500, the court awards up to $300,000.

If Cellant Solar Energy gets involved in a case of intentional employee discrimation it will pay a maximum punitive damage of $300,000

Answer 2

Answer:

$300,000

Explanation:

A company is implored to pay punitive damages if it only intentionally discriminated against employees or their federally protected rights.

The punitive charges paid under the Civil Rights Act of 1991 is $50,000 per violation, this covers an employee number of 14 - 100. While companies with over 500 employees are expected to pay $300,000 per violation.

Since Cellant Solar Energy, Inc. is involved in a case of intentional employee discrimination and it has 800 permanent employees working in different departments. The maximum punitive damage that they will have to pay under the Civil Rights Act of 1991 is $300,000.