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Southwest Airlines Co.

90 federal employment cases from public court records (20102026)

16 with a published ruling · 74 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Southwest Airlines Co. as an employer in 90 employment matters between 2010 and 2026.

Of the 11 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 4 ended in a ruling for the employer, 4 ended in a ruling for the worker, 2 had a mixed result, and 1 were dismissed.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 36% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Discrimination, Retaliation, and Breach Of Contract.

Cases were filed across 6 states, most often in TX.

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.

90
Federal Cases
36%
Plaintiff Win Rate

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

6
States
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About this employer

Southwest Airlines Co. appears in 11 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 (3 of 11), Retaliation (2 of 11), Breach of Contract (2 of 11). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Discrimination, Retaliation and Breach of Contract.

Rulings span Texas (3), Nevada (1), New York (1), Florida (1). Texas 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. Texas rulings, Nevada rulings, New York rulings and Florida rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
4 (36%)
Plaintiff Win
4 (36%)
Mixed Result
2 (18%)
Dismissed
1 (9%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Southwest Airlines Co.’s 10 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
4 (40%)
Motion to dismiss
5 (50%)
Trial verdict
1 (10%)
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.
Trial verdict
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.

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. Southwest Airlines Co.
N.D. Ga. · May 2026
Open docket
Employee v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY
E.D. Pa. · Dec 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co
N.D. Tex. · Sep 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Oklahoma Attorney Generals Office
W.D. Okla. · Sep 2025 · Oklahoma · Breach of Contract
Dismissed
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
N.D. Ill. · Jul 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines, Co.
C.D. Cal. · Jun 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
E.D. Mo. · May 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines
N.D. Tex. · Apr 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
N.D. Ill. · Feb 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines, Co.
C.D. Cal. · Feb 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
E.D.N.Y. · Dec 2024
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. WOMANSPACE EAST, INC.
W.D. Pa. · Dec 2024 · Nevada · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
N.D. Cal. · May 2024
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
E.D. Mo. · Nov 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America Local 556
N.D. Tex. · Aug 2023 · Texas · Discrimination
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Company
M.D. Fla. · Apr 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
M.D. Fla. · Apr 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co
N.D. Tex. · Jan 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America Local 556
N.D. Tex. · Nov 2022 · Texas
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
E.D.N.Y. · Sep 2022
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines Co.
E.D.N.Y. · Sep 2022
Open docket
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America Local 556
N.D. Tex. · May 2022 · Texas · Retaliation
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines, Co.
S.D. Fla. · Mar 2022
Open docket
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America Local 556
N.D. Tex. · Jan 2022 · Texas · Wrongful Termination
Open docket
Employee v. Southwest Airlines
N.D. Ga. · Nov 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.