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Federal judges are required to reduce jury verdicts in discrimination cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if a jury awards more than is permitted under federal caps. But a bill now pending in Congress, the Equal Remedies Act of 2024, would end that practice. The bill’s sponsors contend that the slashing of large jury verdicts has effectively reduced the cost of discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission concurs, arguing that the caps have taken power away from juries to correct bad behavior by large employers.
