Circuit split · employment law
Whether nominal damages are available as relief under Title VII
1 federal appellate case on this question, each acknowledging the disagreement in its own words.
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · February 28, 1994
“As to the award of nominal damages, the court recognized a split among the circuits but ruled that nominal damages are compensatory in nature, and since Title VII provides for equitable, not legal relief, Griffith could not be awarded nominal damages.” — Acknowledges a circuit split
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