EEOC v. W & O, Inc., 213 F.3d 600 (11th Cir. 2000)

EEOC v. W & O, Inc., 213 F.3d 600 (11th Cir. 2000)

Affirming awards of punitive damages to class of women under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act against employer who had a written policy barring pregnant waitresses from waiting tables past their fifth month of pregnancy; concluding that there was sufficient evidence for jury to find that employer acted with reckless indifference to the civil rights of its pregnant employees; as a matter of first impression, holding that each aggrieved employee may receive up to the full amount permitted by the applicable statutory cap on damages.

Caren I. Friedman, Partner