Delta Air Lines, Inc.
211 federal employment cases from public court records (1977–2026)
31 with a published ruling · 180 open dockets
What public court records show
Public federal court records list Delta Air Lines, Inc. as an employer in 211 employment matters between 1977 and 2026.
Of the 26 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 10 ended in a ruling for the employer, 7 were dismissed, 6 were sent back to a lower court, and 2 ended in a ruling for the worker.
Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 8% of matters with a recorded outcome.
The most common claims on record were Discrimination, Retaliation, and Harassment.
Cases were filed across 12 states, most often in 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.
Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.
About this employer
Delta Air Lines, Inc. appears in 26 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 Discrimination (12 of 26), Retaliation (6 of 26), Harassment (4 of 26). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment.
Applicable statutes referenced across these rulings include: ADA (42 U.S.C. §§ 12111-12117) — The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of employment. See the ADA reference page for filing deadlines, employee thresholds, and remedies. ADA.
Rulings span New York (6), Illinois (3), Georgia (3), California (2). 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, Illinois rulings, Georgia rulings and California rulings.
Case Outcomes
Case Stages
The stage at which courts issued Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s 25 stage-identified rulings.
Of the 7 summary-judgment rulings, 7 ended the case in Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s favor and 0 let the worker’s claims continue.
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.
- Other rulings
- Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
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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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.