Hannigan Lumber employs 155 workers.One of the firm's former employees used the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to file and win a discrimination lawsuit against Hannigan Lumber.What is the maximum amount of punitive damages that the former employee could receive?

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B)Under the Civil Rights Act of 1991,a complaining party may recover punitive damages if the complaining party demonstrates that the company engaged in a discriminatory practice with malice or with reckless indifference to the law.However,the following limits,based on the number of people employed by the company,were placed on the amount of the award:
Between 15 and 100 employees-$50,000
Between 101 and 200 employees-$100,000
Between 201 and 500 employees-$200,000
More than 500 employees-$300,000

Hannigan Lumber Employs 155 Workers