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First Student, Inc.

124 federal employment cases from public court records (20012026)

18 with a published ruling · 106 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list First Student, Inc. as an employer in 124 employment matters between 2001 and 2026.

Of the 13 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 5 ended in a ruling for the employer, 3 were dismissed, 2 settled, and 1 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 Wage Theft, Failure To Accommodate, and Wrongful Termination.

Cases were filed across 4 states, most often in CA.

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.

124
Federal Cases
8%
Plaintiff Win Rate

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

4
States
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About this employer

First Student, Inc. appears in 13 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 Wage Theft (3 of 13), Failure to Accommodate (2 of 13), Wrongful Termination (2 of 13). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Wage Theft, Failure to Accommodate and Wrongful Termination.

Rulings span California (4), Missouri (1), Texas (1), Ohio (1). California 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. California rulings, Missouri rulings, Texas rulings and Ohio rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
5 (38%)
Dismissed
3 (23%)
Settlement
2 (15%)
Plaintiff Win
1 (8%)
Remanded
1 (8%)
Mixed Result
1 (8%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued First Student, Inc.’s 12 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
8 (67%)
Motion to dismiss
2 (17%)
Settlement / consent decree
2 (17%)
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.
Motion to dismiss
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
Settlement / consent decree
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.

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. FIRST STUDENT, INC.
E.D. Pa. · Feb 2026
Open docket
Employee v. First Student, Inc.
W.D. Mo. · Jan 2026
Open docket
Employee v. First Transit, Inc.
D. Minn. · Oct 2025
Open docket
Employee v. First Student Inc
E.D. Wis. · May 2025
Open docket
Employee v. FIRST STUDENT, INC.
N.D. Ill. · Jun 2024
Open docket
Employee v. First Student, Inc.
La. Ct. App. · May 2024 · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. First Student, Inc.
La. Ct. App. · May 2024 · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. First Transit, Inc.
C.D. Cal. · Mar 2024
Open docket
Employee v. First Transit Inc.
C.D. Cal. · Feb 2024
Open docket
Employee v. First Student, Inc.
N.D. Ill. · Jul 2023
Open docket
Employee v. First Student Inc.
C.D. Ill. · Jun 2023
Open docket
Employee v. First Transit, Inc.
N.D. Ga. · Feb 2023
Open docket
Employee v. First Student Management, LLC
C.D. Cal. · Nov 2022
Open docket
Employee v. First Transit, Inc.
N.D. Ga. · Oct 2022
Open docket
Employee v. FirstGroup America, Inc.
S.D. Ohio · Oct 2022 · Ohio · Erisa
Dismissed
Employee v. First Student, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Sep 2022
Open docket
Employee v. First Transit, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Dec 2021
Dismissed
Employee v. First Student Inc
C.D. Ill. · Sep 2021
Open docket
Employee v. FIRST STUDENT, INC.
E.D. Pa. · Aug 2021
Open docket
State of Connecticut, Department of Labor v. Mendez-Rodriguez
CTB · Jun 2021
Open docket
Employee v. National Union Fire Ins. Co.
KANCTAPP · Jun 2021
Mixed Result
Employee v. First Transit, Inc.
C.D. Cal. · Apr 2021
Dismissed
Employee v. First Student, Inc.
D.N.H. · Apr 2021
Open docket
Employee v. First Transit, Inc.
N.D. Ohio · Apr 2021
Dismissed
Employee v. First Student, Inc.
S.D. Ohio · Jan 2021
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.