An employee whose employer breaches an employment contract can recover lost wages or salary as ________ damages.
A) nominal
B) liquidated
C) compensatory
D) consequential

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Compensatory damages are awarded to compensate the injured party for the losses suffered due to a breach of contract. In the case of an employment contract, an employee can recover lost wages or salary as compensatory damages. Nominal damages are typically awarded when there has been a technical breach of contract, but there are no actual damages suffered by the injured party. Liquidated damages are a pre-determined amount agreed upon in the contract that will be paid if there is a breach. Consequential damages are damages that result from the breach but are not directly covered by the contract, such as lost profits or other economic losses.

An Employee Whose Employer Breaches an Employment Contract Can Recover