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Cornell University

15 federal employment cases from public court records (19992026)

5 with a published ruling · 10 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Cornell University as an employer in 15 employment matters between 1999 and 2026.

The most common claims on record were Breach Of Contract, Discrimination, and Retaliation.

Cases were filed across 1 state (NY).

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.

15
Federal Cases
1
States
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About this employer

Cornell University appears in 4 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the education sector, where Title IX intersects with Title VII and tenure-revocation cases raise heightened procedural protections. 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 Breach of Contract, Discrimination, Retaliation. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Breach of Contract, Discrimination and Retaliation.

Rulings span New York. New York 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. New York rulings.

Federal cases

public court records

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

Employee v. Cornell University
N.D.N.Y. · Jan 2026
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University
E.D.N.Y. · Apr 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University
N.D.N.Y. · Oct 2024
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University
N.D.N.Y. · Aug 2024
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University
N.D.N.Y. · Jun 2023
Defendant Win
Employee v. Cornell University
S.D.N.Y. · Sep 2019 · New York · Breach of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. Cornell University
N.D.N.Y. · Jan 2018
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University
N.D.N.Y. · May 2017
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University
S.D.N.Y. · Feb 2015
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University
S.D.N.Y. · Sep 2014
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University
N.D.N.Y. · Dec 2013
Open docket
Employee v. Cornell University, Weill Medical College
S.D.N.Y. · Mar 2013
Open docket
Employee v. Anonymous Unnamed School Employees & Officials of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
2nd Circuit · Feb 2004 · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Smith
N.D.N.Y. · Mar 2003 · New York · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Cornell University
N.D.N.Y. · Jun 1999 · New York · Discrimination
Defendant Win
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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.