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Supreme Court Decides Front Pay Awarded Under Title VII Is Not Subject to Damages Caps Imposed by the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

06.21.01
This memorandum addresses the Supreme Court's decision in Pollard v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company which resolved a conflict among circuits over whether front pay awarded under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is an element of compensatory damages and subject to certain statutory caps.