So now it’s essentially legal to discriminate — if you’re caught, all you have to do is pay backpay? I’m not following...
I have always been opposed to anything except actual damages.
I think the point is that you can fire someone who isn’t doing his job, and not get sued for big bucks because the guy who was sitting around doing nothing is a member of a designated victim class.
Obviously, not. There are no damages from discrimination other than back-pay (and let's not forget the fines.) Are you really of the belief that I can put a monetary value on feeling really, really bad that I didn't get a job because I was discriminated against?
The entire concept of damages for pain-and-suffering is a despicable invention of the American legal industry and I'm glad to see it starting to be outlawed. I suppose now the tort lawyers will sue for damages because they can't sue for damages.
This discrimination crap is from the left, where all it takes is one nutjob crying discrimination, get it to the liberal jury, and the payout comes. If they don’t like the job, or the work environment, get lost and let the market take care of it. I do not support sex harassment, etc., but too many crap excuses to complain discriminaiton. And BTW, it is legal to discriminate in private business, with some restictions, of course (e.g., number of employees, business type, etc.).