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Federal Bureau of Investigation

19 federal employment cases from public court records (19982026)

19 with a published ruling

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Federal Bureau of Investigation as an employer in 19 employment matters between 1998 and 2026.

Of the 18 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 9 ended in a ruling for the employer, 4 were dismissed, 2 had a mixed result, and 2 were sent back to a lower court.

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

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

Cases were filed across 7 states, most often in DC.

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.

19
Federal Cases
6%
Plaintiff Win Rate

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

7
States
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About this employer

Federal Bureau of Investigation appears in 18 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the public sector, where due-process protections, First Amendment retaliation, and union-related (NLRA / state PERB) claims apply. 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 (4 of 18), Retaliation (3 of 18), Wrongful Termination (2 of 18). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Discrimination, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination.

Applicable statutes referenced across these rulings include: FLSA (29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219) — The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. See the FLSA reference page for filing deadlines, employee thresholds, and remedies. FLSA.

Rulings span District of Columbia (4), California (2), New York (2), West Virginia (1). District of Columbia 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. District of Columbia rulings, California rulings, New York rulings and West Virginia rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
9 (50%)
Dismissed
4 (22%)
Mixed Result
2 (11%)
Remanded
2 (11%)
Plaintiff Win
1 (6%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 17 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
5 (29%)
Summary judgment
4 (24%)

Of the 4 summary-judgment rulings, 4 ended the case in Federal Bureau of Investigation’s favor and 0 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
7 (41%)
Other rulings
1 (6%)
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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Federal cases

public court records

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

Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
D.D.C. · Jun 2026 · District of Columbia · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company
D.D.C. · Feb 2026 · District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.D. Cal. · Sep 2025 · California · Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. Metro Action Commission
M.D. Tenn. · Sep 2025 · Tennessee
Defendant Win
Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigation National Instant Criminal Background Check System Section
D. Md. · May 2025 · Maryland · Discrimination
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Schuylkill County Courthouse
M.D. Pa. · Feb 2025 · Pennsylvania
Remanded
Employee v. Merck & Co
S.D.N.Y. · Jan 2024 · New York · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Board of Trustees of the Cal. State University
Cal. Ct. App. · Nov 2023 · Wrongful Termination
Remanded
Employee v. Milio
S.D.N.Y. · Oct 2022 · Whistleblower
Open docket
Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigations
S.D.N.Y. · Nov 2020 · New York
Dismissed
Employee v. United States
Fed. Cl. · Apr 2020 · Wage Theft
Mixed Result
Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
S.D. Cal. · Feb 2020 · California · Disability
Dismissed
Employee v. United States
Fed. Cl. · Feb 2020 · Wage Theft
Mixed Result
Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
9th Circuit · Feb 2018
Defendant Win
Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
D.D.C. · Aug 2008 · District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
D.D.C. · May 2006 · District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Employee v. Several Known & Unknown Named Employees of the FBI
6th Circuit · Dec 2003 · Harassment
Defendant Win
Employee v. Several Known & Unknown Named Employees of FBI
6th Circuit · Aug 2003 · Harassment
Defendant Win
Employee v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
N.D. W. Va. · Aug 1998 · West Virginia · Discrimination
Dismissed
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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.