It's critical to keep in mind that both Ohio and federal law put limits or “caps” on the amount of compensatory and punitive damages in discrimination and retaliation cases. Under federal employment laws, those damages are capped at different levels depending on the size of the employer. For very large employers the cap is $300,000. For employers with 15–100 employees that cap is only $50,000. Ohio’s cap on noneconomic damages are different. In Ohio, compensatory damages are limited to the greater of three times the employee’s economic loss or $250,000, up to a maximum of $350,000. O.R.C. § 2315.18(B)(2).