The University of Chicago
20 federal employment cases from public court records (1974–2026)
5 with a published ruling · 15 open dockets
What public court records show
Public federal court records list The University of Chicago as an employer in 20 employment matters between 1974 and 2026.
Of the 5 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 3 ended in a ruling for the employer, 1 had a mixed result, and 1 were dismissed.
Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 0% of matters with a recorded outcome.
The most common claims on record were Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower, and Retaliation.
Cases were filed across 1 state (IL).
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.
Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.
About this employer
The University of Chicago appears in 5 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the education sector, where Title IX intersects with Title VII and tenure-revocation cases raise heightened procedural protections. 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 (2 of 5), Whistleblower, Retaliation. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower and Retaliation.
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. See the NLRA reference page for filing deadlines, employee thresholds, and remedies. NLRA.
Rulings span Illinois. Illinois 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. Illinois rulings.
Case Outcomes
Case Stages
The stage at which courts issued The University of Chicago’s 5 stage-identified rulings.
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.
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
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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.