Sharon Wilson v. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
The Fourth DCA affirmed that Florida's $200,000 sovereign immunity recovery cap in section 768.28(5) applies to an FCRA judgment against a county and is not preempted by Title VII's higher federal damages caps. Following the Eleventh Circuit's Bradshaw decision, the court held that Title VII permits states to enact anti-discrimination laws with whatever remedies they choose, so a lower state cap does not obstruct Congress's objectives.
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