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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

111 federal employment cases from public court records (20002026)

50 with a published ruling · 61 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as an employer in 111 employment matters between 2000 and 2026.

Of the 49 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 14 ended in a ruling for the worker, 14 ended in a ruling for the employer, 13 had a mixed result, and 7 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 Workers Compensation, Discrimination, and Wrongful Termination.

Cases were filed across 4 states, most often in DC.

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.

111
Federal Cases
29%
Plaintiff Win Rate

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

4
States
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About this employer

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority appears in 49 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 Workers’ Compensation (13 of 49), Discrimination (9 of 49), Wrongful Termination (8 of 49). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Workers’ Compensation, Discrimination and Wrongful Termination.

Rulings span District of Columbia (16), Maryland (3), Virginia (2), New York (1). District of Columbia 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. District of Columbia rulings, Maryland rulings, Virginia rulings and New York rulings.

Case Outcomes

Plaintiff Win
14 (29%)
Defendant Win
14 (29%)
Mixed Result
13 (27%)
Remanded
7 (14%)
Dismissed
1 (2%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s 49 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
33 (67%)
Summary judgment
2 (4%)

Of the 2 summary-judgment rulings, 2 ended the case in Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s favor and 0 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
14 (29%)
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. WASHINGTON METROPOLITIAN-AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (WMATA)
D.D.C. · Jun 2026
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METRO AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Apr 2026
Open docket
Employee v. Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
E.D. Va. · Apr 2026
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Mar 2026
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Dec 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
D. Md. · Jul 2025
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Jun 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Genaro Alvarez
C.D. Cal. · Apr 2025 · California · Negligence
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Mar 2025
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Feb 2025
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Dec 2024
Open docket
Employee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
D. Md. · Oct 2024
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Jun 2024
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · May 2024
Open docket
Employee v. WMATA
D.C. Circuit · May 2024 · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. D.C. Dep't of Employment Services
DC · May 2024
Mixed Result
Employee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
D.D.C. · Jun 2023 · District of Columbia · Hostile Work Environment
Defendant Win
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Apr 2023
Open docket
Employee v. D.C. Department of Employment Services
DC · Apr 2022 · Workers’ Compensation
Defendant Win
Employee v. D.C. Department of Employment Services
DC · Apr 2022 · Workers’ Compensation
Defendant Win
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Apr 2022
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Dec 2021
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Oct 2021
Open docket
Employee v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
D.D.C. · Jul 2021
Open docket
Employee v. Cuomo
E.D.N.Y. · Oct 2020 · New York · Discrimination
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.