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What Is the Average Settlement for Discrimination Cases?

What Is Employment Discrimination?

Employment discrimination occurs when an employee or job applicant gets targeted for negative employment actions and harassment because of protected class status.

The law prohibits employers, supervisors, managers, coworkers, and nonemployees from committing acts of race discrimination, gender discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, color discrimination, and any other forms of discrimination based on your protected class.

The law also prohibits you from getting fired from work or experiencing other acts of retaliation in an act of discrimination or punishment for reporting discrimination.

Is Your Employer Liable for Any Discrimination You Experience at Work?

The first question in any case is who is responsible? Was your manager or supervisor the person harassing you? Did company policy violate employment discrimination laws? Did your employer know your coworker was harassing you and did nothing to prevent it?

If you answer yes to these questions, your employer is responsible for the discrimination you suffered in the workplace. Your employer’s obligation to all employees and job applicants is to provide a safe workplace free from any form of discrimination. Once we determine your employer is responsible for your claim, we can determine how much your case is worth.

Several factors determine your compensation for your employment discrimination claims. Compensatory damages play a significant role in the relief you will receive for your case. Compensatory damages include:

  • Lost wages (back pay and future lost pay)
  • Medical fees
  • Out-of-pocket insurance premiums
  • Pain and Suffering
  • Emotional distress

Pain and Suffering and Emotional Distress

Your state of mind and the physical issues caused by workplace discrimination are factors in this process. If you lost sleep, suffered flashbacks, or had physical ailments as a result of the discrimination or harassment, you will likely have a higher request for relief for your claim. The following examples of pain and suffering or emotional distress can play a significant role in achieving a larger settlement:

  • Sleepless nights
  • Migraines
  • The Need for medications, such as anti-anxiety medications or antidepressants
  • The Need for sleeping medication
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Flashbacks
  • PTSD

Punitive damages also determine damages for your case. Punitive damages punish the employer to prevent this behavior from occurring again. The more money an employer has, the higher the punitive damages are. However, the constitutional limit for punitive damages is nine times the compensatory damages discussed above.

Attorneys’ fees and court costs also factor into the settlement process. Your attorney adds his fees to the list of damages. Your employer must pay these fees when you win your case. Costs, such as expert witnesses, court filing fees, deposition fees, and other expenses you incurred, are added to your case’s remedies.

Claims for gender discrimination under Title VII are filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, if you file your claim under the Equal Pay Act, you can file your claim directly in federal court. To determine what laws best suit your claim for wage inequality, consult with an experienced employment lawyer.

Claims for gender discrimination under Title VII are filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, if you file your claim under the Equal Pay Act, you can file your claim directly in federal court.

To determine what laws best suit your claim for wage inequality, consult with an experienced employment lawyer.

The Equal Pay Act provides a time limit of two years from the date of the last unequal paycheck to file your complaint. If your employer willfully violated the law, the statute of limitations becomes three years.

Every time a paycheck is issued in violation of the law, the statute of limitations starts again. Therefore, your time limit does not begin until the problem is corrected or you no longer work for the employer.

Title VII Statute of Limitations

To file a claim under Title VII, the EEOC requires you to file your claim within 180 days. If your state has laws prohibiting gender discrimination at work, the EEOC statute of limitations gets extended to 300 days.

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How Can an Employment Discrimination Lawyer Help You Request Compensation for Your Claim?

Before you request any relief or compensation from your employer or the courts, you should know what your case is worth. You should also understand the formula used to determine compensation for your employment discrimination claim.

An experienced employment lawyer can guide you through the process of preparing your demand letter for court. They can guide you through settlement to help you understand why you should request a specific dollar amount and what would be an acceptable settlement amount to end your claim.

Contact Our Experienced Employment Discrimination Attorneys for Your Free Consultation

No two cases are the same. Therefore, there is no such thing as an average settlement for a discrimination case. However, there is a way to determine the compensation you deserve. If you are the victim of discrimination in the workplace, the experienced lawyers at the Derek Smith Law Group can help.

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