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Chicago Transit Authority

83 federal employment cases from public court records (20032026)

34 with a published ruling · 49 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Chicago Transit Authority as an employer in 83 employment matters between 2003 and 2026.

Of the 33 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 18 ended in a ruling for the employer, 6 were sent back to a lower court, 4 were dismissed, and 3 had a mixed result.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 6% of matters with a recorded outcome.

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

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.

83
Federal Cases
6%
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

Chicago Transit Authority appears in 33 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the transportation sector, where USERRA, FMLA, and DOT safety-retaliation claims appear alongside standard discrimination claims. 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 Retaliation (11 of 33), Wrongful Termination (7 of 33), Discrimination (7 of 33). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Retaliation, Wrongful Termination and Discrimination.

Rulings span Illinois (11), Arizona (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 Arizona rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
18 (55%)
Remanded
6 (18%)
Dismissed
4 (12%)
Mixed Result
3 (9%)
Plaintiff Win
2 (6%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Chicago Transit Authority’s 32 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
27 (84%)
Summary judgment
1 (3%)

Of the 1 summary-judgment rulings, 0 ended the case in Chicago Transit Authority’s favor and 1 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
4 (13%)
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. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Apr 2026
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Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Apr 2026
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Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Dec 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Dec 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Sep 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Illinois Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct. · Nov 2024 · Retaliation
Defendant Win
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Nov 2024
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2024
Open docket
Employee v. CTA
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2024 · Illinois · Discrimination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2024 · Illinois · Discrimination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Oct 2023 · Illinois · Discrimination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Jul 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Feb 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Nov 2022
Open docket
Employee v. Carter
Ill. App. Ct. · Apr 2021 · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Phoenix, City of
D. Ariz. · Jan 2021 · Arizona · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Nov 2020
Open docket
Employee v. Chicago Transit Authority
N.D. Ill. · Nov 2020
Open docket
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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.