Goldsmith v. Bagby Elevator Co., Inc.

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• concluding that it was retaliatory to terminate an employee for refusing to sign an arbitration agreement that would have covered his pending discrimination charge
• holding that merely having an antidiscrimination policy in place does not insulate an employer from punitive damages
• holding that the decision maker must know about the protected conduct at the time of the adverse action
• concluding that it was retaliatory to terminate an employee for refusing to sign an arbitration agreement that would have covered his pending discrimination charge
• holding that the Plaintiff was fl- nancially vulnerable because.he “had to borrow money” after being terminated
• concluding that punitive damages, which were 9.2 times greater than compensatory damages, were not excessive in a § 1981 case involving repeated instances of discriminatory misconduct, including multiple racially offensive comments

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