Opinion ID: 729699
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Front-Pay

Text: 34 The plaintiff's cross-appeal also challenges the District Court's exercise of discretion to deny her claim for front-pay. A front-pay award is a proper method for making a discharged employee whole when the factfinder can reasonably predict that the plaintiff has no reasonable prospect of obtaining comparable alternative employment. Padilla v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad, 92 F.3d 117, 125-26 (2d Cir.1996) (citation omitted). The District Court denied the motion for front-pay on the ground that the proposed methods for calculating the award were too speculative. This determination was well within the discretion of the District Court. See Whittlesey v. Union Carbide Corp., 742 F.2d 724, 729 (2d Cir.1984).