You could receive several types of damages, including:
- Money to replace your lost wages: This is called “termination pay,” “severance pay,” or “pay in lieu of notice.” It covers the income you would have earned if your employer had given you proper notice.
- Money for the way you were treated: If your employer acted unfairly or hurtfully during the dismissal, you might get “bad faith” or “moral” damages to compensate for the emotional distress.
- Money to punish your employer: In rare cases where the employer’s actions were very bad, you might get “punitive damages” to punish them.
Money if you were discriminated against: If you were fired for reasons related to your race, gender, disability, or other protected grounds, you could get “human rights damages.”
