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Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.

42 federal employment cases from public court records (20102025)

5 with a published ruling · 37 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. as an employer in 42 employment matters between 2010 and 2025.

Of the 5 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 2 had a mixed result, 1 ended in a ruling for the worker, 1 ended in a ruling for the employer, and 1 were dismissed.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 20% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Failure To Accommodate, Constructive Discharge, and Discrimination.

Cases were filed across 3 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.

42
Federal Cases
20%
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

Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. appears in 5 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 Failure to Accommodate (3 of 5), Constructive Discharge (2 of 5). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Failure to Accommodate and Constructive Discharge.

Rulings span New York (1), Colorado (1), Illinois (1). 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, Colorado rulings and Illinois rulings.

Case Outcomes

Mixed Result
2 (40%)
Plaintiff Win
1 (20%)
Defendant Win
1 (20%)
Dismissed
1 (20%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.’s 5 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
2
Summary judgment
1

Of the 1 summary-judgment rulings, 0 ended the case in Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.’s favor and 1 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
2
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.

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. Kohl's Inc.
C.D. Ill. · Feb 2025
Open docket
Employee v. New York City
E.D.N.Y. · Nov 2024 · New York · Negligence
Mixed Result
Employee v. Kohl's Inc.
D. Vt. · Nov 2021
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
S.D. Ill. · Jan 2021
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's, Inc.
D. Colo. · Jan 2021
Dismissed
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
D. Mass. · Jul 2020
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
C.D. Cal. · Feb 2020
Open docket
Employee v. KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
D.N.J. · Jan 2020
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
N.D. Okla. · Dec 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
S.D. Cal. · Sep 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores Inc
E.D. Wis. · May 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
D. Minn. · Feb 2019
Open docket
Employee v. KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
E.D. Pa. · Sep 2018
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
M.D. Pa. · Aug 2018
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Corporation
N.D. Ill. · Jun 2018 · Illinois · Disability
Mixed Result
Employee v. Kohl's Dept Stores, Inc
D. Conn. · Jan 2018
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl s Department Stores, Inc.
C.D. Cal. · Oct 2017
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
W.D. Ky. · Aug 2017
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores
S.D. Ohio · Nov 2016
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores Inc
N.D. Ala. · Sep 2016
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
W.D. Va. · Jul 2016
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores Inc
E.D. Wis. · Feb 2016
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
M.D. Fla. · Jan 2016
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Nov 2015
Open docket
Employee v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
M.D. Fla. · Apr 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.