In 1991,depending on the size of the employer,Congress amended the Civil Rights Act to allow the recovery of compensatory and punitive damages per person of up to ______.
A) $100,000
B) $150,000
C) $300,000
D) $50,000
E) $400,000

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In 1991, Congress amended the Civil Rights Act to allow the recovery of compensatory and punitive damages of up to $300,000 per person depending on the size of the employer. Compensatory damages include damages for the pain and suffering of discrimination. Punitive damages are appropriate whenever discrimination occurs with "malice or with reckless or callous indifference to the federally protected rights of others."

In 1991,depending on the Size of the Employer,Congress Amended the Civil