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Union Pacific Railroad Company

843 federal employment cases from public court records (19962026)

765 with a published ruling · 78 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Union Pacific Railroad Company as an employer in 843 employment matters between 1996 and 2026.

Of the 711 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 357 ended in a ruling for the employer, 112 ended in a ruling for the worker, 85 had a mixed result, and 82 were dismissed.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 16% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Wrongful Termination, Discrimination, and Failure To Accommodate.

Cases were filed across 28 states, most often in NE.

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.

843
Federal Cases
16%
Plaintiff Win Rate

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

$2,449,904
Avg Damages (63 cases)

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

28
States
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About this employer

Union Pacific Railroad Company appears in 711 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 Wrongful Termination (224 of 711), Discrimination (137 of 711), Failure to Accommodate (111 of 711). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Wrongful Termination, Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate.

Applicable statutes referenced across these rulings include: NLRA (29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169) — The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects the rights of employees to organize, form or join labor unions, bargain collectively through representatives of their choosing, and engage in other concerted activities for mutual aid or protection. 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 NLRA, ADA reference pages for filing deadlines, employee thresholds, and remedies. NLRA and ADA.

Rulings span Nebraska (90), Illinois (43), Missouri (29), Texas (27). Nebraska 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. Nebraska rulings, Illinois rulings, Missouri rulings and Texas rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
357 (50%)
Plaintiff Win
112 (16%)
Mixed Result
85 (12%)
Dismissed
82 (12%)
Remanded
71 (10%)
Settlement
4 (1%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Union Pacific Railroad Company’s 710 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
413 (58%)
Summary judgment
136 (19%)

Of the 136 summary-judgment rulings, 97 ended the case in Union Pacific Railroad Company’s favor and 39 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
116 (16%)
Trial verdict
35 (5%)
Settlement / consent decree
2 (0%)
Other rulings
8 (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.
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. Union Pacific Railroad Company
S.D. Tex. · May 2026
Open docket
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
E.D. Mo. · Dec 2025
Open docket
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Employee
8th Circuit · Dec 2025
Defendant Win
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
N.D. Cal. · Dec 2025 · California · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
D. Neb. · Nov 2025 · Nebraska · Discrimination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
D. Neb. · Nov 2025 · Nebraska · Discrimination
Open docket
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad
5th Circuit · Oct 2025 · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad
N.D. Okla. · Sep 2025 · Oklahoma · Retaliation
Remanded
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad
N.D. Okla. · Sep 2025 · Oklahoma · Retaliation
Remanded
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
D. Kan. · Sep 2025 · Kansas · Negligent Remediation
Mixed Result
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
D. Minn. · Sep 2025 · Minnesota · Discrimination
Open docket
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
D. Neb. · Sep 2025 · Nebraska · Disability
Defendant Win
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
D. Neb. · Sep 2025 · Nebraska
Dismissed
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
S.D.N.Y. · Sep 2025 · New York
Defendant Win
Employee v. Woodsonia Hwy 281, LLC
D. Neb. · Aug 2025 · Nebraska · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Opteon Appraisal, Inc.
W.D.N.Y. · May 2025 · New York · Negligence
Remanded
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
N.D. Cal. · May 2025 · California · Disability
Defendant Win
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
N.D. Ill. · May 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
D. Neb. · Feb 2025 · Nebraska
Dismissed
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
D. Neb. · Jan 2025 · Nebraska · Wrongful Termination
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
D. Neb. · Jan 2025 · Nebraska · Discrimination
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
D. Neb. · Dec 2024 · Nebraska · Wrongful Termination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
D. Or. · Dec 2024 · Oregon · Discrimination
Mixed Result
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Ark. Ct. App. · Dec 2024 · Wrongful Termination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Ark. Ct. App. · Dec 2024 · Wrongful Termination
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.