In addition to prohibiting employers from engaging in such unlawful conduct, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, provides for injunctive relief and, in some cases, for monetary damages for those harmed by discriminatory practices. These monetary damages are compensation for loss-of-wages and benefits and for emotional pain and suffering. When the conduct is found to be particularly offensive, punitive damages can be awarded. Under Title VII, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, punitive damages are awarded only when the employer acted with “malice or reckless indifference to the federally protected rights of an aggrieved individual” (Lindermann & Kadue, 1999, p.317). Additionally, monetary damages
