What damages or remedies are available for victims of sexual harassment?

Damages or Remedies for Sexual Harassment

Several different types of remedies are available under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act if you prevail in your sexual harassment claim, including:

• Back pay – the lost pay and benefits you would have received absent the adverse personnel action (e.g., salary from the date of a termination or demotion until the date of the trial);
• Compensatory damages – damages to compensate emotional distress and reputational harm that you suffered because of the sexual harassment;
• Punitive damages – damages to punish the company if it acted with malice or reckless indifference;
• Lost future earnings;
• Equitable relief, such as an order reinstating you; and/or
• Attorney’s fee and litigation expenses

Importantly, different federal, state and local laws may apply to your case and may allow different types and amounts of damages (Title VII, for example, has a cap on the amount of compensatory and punitive damages you can recover).

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