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Sun Life of Canada

55 federal employment cases from public court records (20002025)

55 with a published ruling

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Sun Life of Canada as an employer in 55 employment matters between 2000 and 2025.

Of the 51 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 20 ended in a ruling for the employer, 15 ended in a ruling for the worker, 8 had a mixed result, and 4 were sent back to a lower court.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 29% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Breach Of Contract, Wrongful Termination, and Failure To Accommodate.

Cases were filed across 18 states, most often in WA.

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.

55
Federal Cases
29%
Plaintiff Win Rate

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

$1,103,867
Avg Damages (7 cases)

AI-extracted from court records; figures may be amounts at issue, not amounts paid. Not a finding of liability.

18
States
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About this employer

Sun Life of Canada appears in 51 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the financial services sector, where Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections often supplement standard Title VII 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 Breach of Contract (28 of 51), Wrongful Termination (7 of 51), Failure to Accommodate (4 of 51). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination and Failure to Accommodate.

Applicable statutes referenced across these rulings include: ADA (42 U.S.C. §§ 12111-12117) — The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of employment. See the ADA reference page for filing deadlines, employee thresholds, and remedies. ADA.

Rulings span Washington (5), California (4), Massachusetts (4), Virginia (2). Washington 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. Washington rulings, California rulings, Massachusetts rulings and Virginia rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
20 (39%)
Plaintiff Win
15 (29%)
Mixed Result
8 (16%)
Remanded
4 (8%)
Settlement
3 (6%)
Dismissed
1 (2%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Sun Life of Canada’s 51 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
22 (43%)
Summary judgment
18 (35%)

Of the 18 summary-judgment rulings, 11 ended the case in Sun Life of Canada’s favor and 7 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
8 (16%)
Trial verdict
1 (2%)
Settlement / consent decree
1 (2%)
Other rulings
1 (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.
Trial verdict
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
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.
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. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
W.D. Wash. · May 2025 · Washington · Breach of Contract
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
M.D. Fla. · Dec 2024 · Florida · Breach of Contract
Open docket
Employee v. Parish
S.D.N.Y. · Oct 2024 · New York
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
S.D.N.Y. · Jun 2022 · New York
Defendant Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
W.D. Wash. · Sep 2021 · Washington · Failure to Accommodate
Defendant Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
S.D. Ohio · Sep 2021 · Ohio · Breach of Contract
Open docket
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
W.D. Wash. · Sep 2021 · Washington · Failure to Accommodate
Defendant Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
W.D. Mo. · Aug 2021 · Missouri · Erisa Violation
Dismissed
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
W.D. Wash. · Jul 2021 · Washington · Breach of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
S.D. Cal. · Apr 2021 · California · Breach of Contract
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
N.D. Ill. · Mar 2021 · Illinois · Breach of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
W.D. Wash. · Jan 2021 · Washington · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
D.S.C. · Jun 2020 · South Carolina
Open docket
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Employee
S.D. Ohio · Dec 2019 · Ohio
Settlement
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
W.D. Wash. · Dec 2019 · Washington · Breach of Contract
Open docket
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
D. Mass. · Oct 2018 · Massachusetts · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
1st Circuit · Jan 2018 · Wrongful Termination
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Conestoga Trust Services, LLC
E.D. Tenn. · Jul 2017 · Tennessee
Defendant Win
Employee v. U.S. Bank National Ass'n
7th Circuit · Oct 2016 · Breach of Contract
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
7th Circuit · Aug 2016
Defendant Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance of Canada, Inc.
9th Circuit · Jun 2016
Settlement
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
E.D. Va. · Apr 2015 · Virginia · Wrongful Termination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
D. Kan. · Dec 2014 · Kansas · Breach of Contract
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
N.D. Cal. · Nov 2014 · California · Breach Of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
1st Circuit · Aug 2014 · Massachusetts · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
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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.