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Board of Education of the City of Chicago

31 federal employment cases from public court records (20002026)

31 with a published ruling

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Board of Education of the City of Chicago as an employer in 31 employment matters between 2000 and 2026.

Of the 28 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 14 ended in a ruling for the employer, 9 had a mixed result, 3 ended in a ruling for the worker, and 1 were sent back to a lower court.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 11% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, and Retaliation.

Cases were filed across 2 states, most often in IL.

These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.

31
Federal Cases
11%
Plaintiff Win Rate

Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.

2
States
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About this employer

Board of Education of the City of Chicago appears in 28 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the broader workplace context. The set below covers rulings that produced written federal-court decisions; private settlements, EEOC charges resolved without litigation, and state-court cases are not included.

The cases primarily involve Discrimination (11 of 28), Wrongful Termination (11 of 28), Retaliation (6 of 28). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Discrimination, Wrongful Termination and Retaliation.

Rulings span Illinois (21), Tennessee (1). Illinois is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. Illinois rulings and Tennessee rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
14 (50%)
Mixed Result
9 (32%)
Plaintiff Win
3 (11%)
Remanded
1 (4%)
Dismissed
1 (4%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Board of Education of the City of Chicago’s 28 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
17 (61%)
Summary judgment
5 (18%)

Of the 5 summary-judgment rulings, 3 ended the case in Board of Education of the City of Chicago’s favor and 2 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
6 (21%)
What do these stages mean?
Appeal
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
Summary judgment
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Motion to dismiss
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.

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Federal cases

public court records

One row per case · a badge means the case reached a published ruling · plaintiff names redacted

Employee v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
7th Circuit · May 2026 · Illinois · Retaliation
Mixed Result
Employee v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2024 · Illinois · Failure to Accommodate
Defendant Win
Employee v. Board of Education of the City
7th Circuit · Sep 2021 · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2021 · Illinois · Discrimination
Open docket
Employee v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2021 · Illinois · Discrimination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Under Armour, Inc.
M.D. Tenn. · Dec 2020 · Illinois · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Oates
D. Ariz. · Sep 2020 · Illinois · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Northcrest Medical Center
M.D. Tenn. · Jun 2020 · Tennessee · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Feb 2020 · Illinois · Discrimination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Feb 2020 · Illinois · Discrimination
Open docket
Employee v. Board Of Education City Of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2020 · Illinois · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Feb 2019 · Illinois · Discrimination
Open docket
Employee v. Board Of Education Of The City Of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2019 · Illinois · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Board Of Education City Of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2018 · Illinois · Breach of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. Chicago Teachers Union
N.D. Ill. · Dec 2017 · Illinois · Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. · Jan 2016 · Illinois · Breach of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. · Dec 2015 · Illinois · Breach of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. Board of Education of the City
7th Circuit · Aug 2015 · Illinois · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Board of Education
N.D. Ill. · May 2015 · Illinois · Discrimination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct. · Sep 2014 · Labor Relations Dispute
Mixed Result
Employee v. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct. · Jun 2014 · Illinois · Retaliation
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
N.D. Ill. · May 2014 · Illinois · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct. · Feb 2014 · Illinois · Retaliation
Defendant Win
Employee v. Mary Folino
7th Circuit · Dec 2013 · Illinois · First Amendment Retaliation
Defendant Win
Employee v. Board of Education
N.D. Ill. · Jun 2013 · Illinois · Discrimination
Mixed Result
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.