4.11 Damage: Back Pay is a type of damages awarded by a court or other tribunal to a plaintiff who has been deprived of wages due to the defendant's wrongful act or omission. This type of damages is part of the legal concept of 'restitution', which requires that a person who has suffered a financial loss due to another's wrongful conduct should be put back in the position they were in prior to the wrongful act taking place. Back pay awards are commonly sought in cases of wrongful termination, breach of contract, discrimination, and other civil wrongs. There are two types of back pay: compensatory damages, which are awarded to reimburse a plaintiff for actual losses suffered, and punitive damages, which are awarded to punish a defendant for their wrongful conduct.
4.11 Damage: Back Pay is a type of damages awarded by a court or other tribunal to a plaintiff who has been deprived of wages due to the defendant's wrongful act or omission. This type of damages is part of the legal concept of 'restitution', which requires that a person who has suffered a financial loss due to another's wrongful conduct should be put back in the position they were in prior to the wrongful act taking place. Back pay awards are commonly sought in cases of wrongful termination, breach of contract, discrimination, and other civil wrongs. There are two types of back pay: compensatory damages, which are awarded to reimburse a plaintiff for actual losses suffered, and punitive damages, which are awarded to punish a defendant for their wrongful conduct.