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58 <br /> ( 3) The sum of the amount of compensatory damages <br /> allowed for future pecuniary losses, emotional pain, suffering, <br /> inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and other <br /> pecuniary losses , and the amount of punitive damages awarded under <br /> this section shall not exceed, for each complaining party: <br /> a. In the case of a Respondent who has more than <br /> 14 and fewer than 101 employees in each of 20 or more calendar <br /> weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, $50, 000 ; and <br /> b. In the case of a Respondent who has more than <br /> 100 and fewer than 201 employees in each of 20 or more calendar <br /> weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, $100,000; and <br /> C . In the case of a Respondent who has more than <br /> 200 and fewer than 501 employees in each of 20 or more calendar <br /> weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, $200, 000; and <br /> d. In the case of a Respondent who has more than <br /> 500 employees in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current <br /> or preceding calendar year, $300 , 000 . <br /> (4 ) In cases where an unlawful employment practice <br /> involves the provision of a reasonable accommodation, neither <br /> compensatory nor punitive damages may be awarded where the <br /> Respondent demonstrates good faith efforts, in consultation with <br /> the person with the disability who has informed the covered entity <br /> that accommodation is needed, to identify and make a reasonable <br /> accommodation that would provide such individual with an equally <br /> effective opportunity and would not cause an undue hardship on the <br /> operation of the Respondent's business . <br /> 53 <br />