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J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

54 federal employment cases from public court records (19852025)

7 with a published ruling · 47 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. as an employer in 54 employment matters between 1985 and 2025.

Of the 7 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 3 ended in a ruling for the employer, 3 were dismissed, and 1 ended in a ruling for the worker.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 14% of matters with a recorded outcome.

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

Cases were filed across 3 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.

54
Federal Cases
14%
Plaintiff Win Rate

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

3
States
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About this employer

J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. appears in 7 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the retail sector, where wage-and-hour, scheduling, and Title VII harassment claims are the dominant categories. 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 (2 of 7), Disability Discrimination (2 of 7), Wrongful Termination. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Discrimination, Disability Discrimination and Wrongful Termination.

Rulings span California (3), Illinois (2), New York (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, Illinois rulings and New York rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
3 (43%)
Dismissed
3 (43%)
Plaintiff Win
1 (14%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.’s 7 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
3
Summary judgment
1

Of the 1 summary-judgment rulings, 1 ended the case in J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.’s favor and 0 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
2
Other rulings
1
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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Claim Types

Federal cases

public court records

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

Employee v. J. C. Penney
S.D. Ill. · Oct 2025 · Illinois · Excessive Force
Defendant Win
Employee v. Reardon
N.D.N.Y. · Jul 2021 · New York · Intentional Infliction Of Emotional Distress
Defendant Win
Employee v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
E.D.N.C. · Jun 2021
Open docket
Employee v. JC Penney Corporation Inc
W.D. Okla. · May 2021
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
E.D. Cal. · Jan 2021 · California · Disability Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.
S.D. Ind. · Dec 2020
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
E.D. Cal. · Nov 2020 · California · Disability Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. JC Penney Corporation Inc
N.D. Ala. · Nov 2020
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
W.D. Ky. · Sep 2020
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
E.D. Cal. · Jul 2020 · California · Disability
Dismissed
Employee v. JC Penney Corporation, Inc.
N.D. Ohio · Feb 2020
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
N.D. Ill. · Dec 2019
Open docket
Employee v. JC Penney Corporation Inc
N.D. Tex. · Oct 2018
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
M.D. Fla. · Oct 2018
Open docket
Employee v. Guevara
N.D. Ill. · Aug 2018 · Illinois · Discrimination
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.
S.D. Ind. · Jul 2018
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. of Delaware
D. Md. · Mar 2017
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
S.D. Miss. · Feb 2017
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Nov 2016
Open docket
Employee v. J.C Penney Corporation, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Sep 2016
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
M.D. Fla. · Apr 2016
Open docket
Employee v. J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.
E.D. Pa. · Dec 2015
Open docket
Employee v. JC Penney Corporation, Inc.
E.D. Tex. · Sep 2015
Open docket
Employee v. JC Penney Corporation, Inc.
E.D. Tex. · Sep 2015
Open docket
Employee v. JC Penney Corporation, Inc.
C.D. Cal. · Jul 2015
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.