Section 12 Front Pay

Front pay is an equitable remedy that is available under:

• Title VII

• the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
  29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.; and

• the ADA

Baker v. John Morrell & Co., 263 F. Supp. 2d 1161 (N.D. Iowa 2003). An award of front pay is appropriate in an employment discrimination action to make a party whole when reinstatement is impractical or impossible. Christensen v. Titan Distribution, Inc., 481 F.3d 1085 (8^th Cir. 2007); Voeltz v. Arctic Cat, Inc.,
406 F.3d 1047 (8^th Cir. 2005). When awarding front pay, a court should consider the employee’s ability to find new employment with comparable compensation and responsibility. Christensen, 481 F.3d at 1098; Ollie v. Titan Tire Corp., 336 F.3d 680, 687
(8^th Cir. 2003). Regardless of an employer’s offer of reinstatement, the employee’s rejection of that offer does not bar...