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Constructive Discharge Cases

572 employment law court rulings from public federal records (18792026)

572
Total Rulings
20%
Plaintiff Win Rate
$378,054
Avg Damages (24 cases)
E.D.N.Y.
Top Court

About Constructive Discharge Claims

Constructive discharge occurs when an employer makes working conditions so intolerable that a reasonable person would feel compelled to resign. The employee must show that the employer deliberately created or knowingly permitted conditions that were so difficult that resignation was a foreseeable consequence. These claims are often paired with underlying discrimination or harassment allegations.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
233 (41%)
Mixed Result
145 (25%)
Plaintiff Win
113 (20%)
Dismissed
46 (8%)
Remanded
32 (6%)
Settlement
3 (1%)

Top Employers in Constructive Discharge Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in constructive discharge rulings.

Court Rulings (572)

Lang v. District of Columbia
D.D.C.Jul 6, 2026District of Columbia
Dismissed
Jeter v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
D.D.C.Jun 12, 2026District of Columbia
Defendant Win
C.S. v. Brick Recycling Company
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJun 1, 2026New Jersey
Remanded
Cain v. North Country Community Coll.
N.Y. App. Div.May 28, 2026New York
Mixed Result
Cain v. North Country Community Coll.
N.Y. App. Div.May 28, 2026New York
Mixed Result
Arizzo v. Ethicon, Inc.
N.Y. App. Div.May 26, 2026New York
Remanded
Tavakkol v. MSPB
Federal CircuitMay 14, 2026Washington
Defendant Win
Mississippi Department of Corrections v. Greg L. Galloway
MISSCTAPPMay 12, 2026Texas
Defendant Win
Adam McLean v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
11th CircuitApr 22, 2026Georgia
Defendant Win
Cwan
Ill. App. Ct.Apr 15, 2026Illinois
Defendant Win
Ellora Carr v. Department of Labor (Tim Tom LLC)
VTFeb 6, 2026
Defendant Win
Alapini
Ohio Ct. App.Jan 6, 2026

Appellant's assignments of error, which challenged the trial court's determination that he failed to exhaust administrative remedies because he did not allege in his charge to the Ohio Civil Rights Commission that he had been constructively discharged, were moot because appellant did not assign as error the trial court's independent determination that his claims of discrimination and retaliation predicated on constructive discharge were time-barred under R.C. 4112.052(C). Trial court's judgment is affirmed on that unchallenged basis.

Defendant Win
Spilman v. The Salvation Army
Cal. Ct. App.Jan 6, 2026California
Plaintiff Win
Romero-Valdez
D.N.M.Dec 19, 2025New Mexico
Mixed Result
MOORE
E.D. Pa.Dec 17, 2025Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Siegel
N.D. Cal.Dec 4, 2025California
Plaintiff Win$82,750 awarded
Abdullah
OHIOCTCLDec 3, 2025

Civ.R. 56, hostile work environment, constructive discharge. Plaintiff failed to produce a genuine issue as to any material fact that he was subjected to a hostile work environment based on his race or national origin, or that he was constructively discharged. The alleged hostile actions and commentary made by other employees were not racially based and did not materially disrupt plaintiff's work. As plaintiff's experiences amounted to no more than ordinary tribulations of the workplace, plaintiff's hostile work environment claims failed. For the same reasons, plaintiff failed to sustain his constructive discharge claim. Summary judgment was granted in favor of defendant pursuant to Civ.R. 56.

Defendant Win
Summit Cty. Children Servs. v. Ohio Civ. Rights Comm.
Ohio Ct. App.Dec 3, 2025

Disability, Ohio Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, substantially limits, physical impairment, constructive discharge, R.C. Chapter 4112, R.C. 4112.06(E), R.C. 4112.08, R.C. 4112.02(A), Adm. Code 4112-5-08(E), Adm. Code 4112-5-01, 42 U.S.C. 12102(4), 29 C.F.R. §1630.2(j)(1)(i), earnings, back pay

Plaintiff Win$79,565.6 awarded
Lingle
E.D. Cal.Nov 21, 2025California
Remanded
Madariaga
S.D.N.Y.Oct 20, 2025New York
Defendant Win
Cain
E.D.N.Y.Oct 15, 2025New York
Defendant Win
Schreiber
E.D. Mo.Oct 7, 2025Missouri
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Brinker International Payroll Company LP
E.D. Ark.Sep 30, 2025Arkansas
Defendant Win
Alfredo Zavaleta v. Layne Christensen Company
C.D. Cal.Sep 10, 2025California
Remanded
Harris
W.D. Mo.Sep 5, 2025Missouri
Dismissed
Boards of Trustees of the Ohio Laborers Benefits v. Crowe Construction Inc
S.D. OhioSep 5, 2025Ohio
Mixed Result
Jardine Gougis v. Lana Marie Norton
C.D. Cal.Sep 4, 2025California
Mixed Result
DAVIS
S.D. Ind.Sep 2, 2025Indiana
Mixed Result
American Heart Technologies, LLC v. Amirhossein Jaberzadeh Ansari
C.D. Cal.Aug 19, 2025California
Defendant Win
Rashid
D. Nev.Aug 7, 2025Nevada
Dismissed
Burns
N.D.N.Y.Aug 1, 2025New York
Defendant Win
Lynch v. CT Medical Licensing Board
D.S.C.Jul 28, 2025New York
Defendant Win
Jones
E.D. Mich.Jul 24, 2025Colorado
Mixed Result
Guma
E.D.N.Y.Jul 7, 2025New York
Remanded
MUTHARD
E.D. Pa.Jun 10, 2025Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Ortega
S.D. OhioJun 10, 2025Ohio
Defendant Win
Zarco
D. Kan.Jun 2, 2025Kansas
Mixed Result
Wallace
E.D.N.Y.Jun 2, 2025New York
Mixed Result
Perkins
D. Md.May 12, 2025Maryland
Dismissed
Desiderio
S.D.N.Y.May 2, 2025New York
Mixed Result
SPEAR
E.D. Pa.Apr 16, 2025Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
McCole
E.D. Wis.Apr 7, 2025Wisconsin
Mixed Result
Wilhelm
E.D. Mich.Mar 6, 2025Michigan
Mixed Result
H.
D. UtahFeb 10, 2025Utah
Remanded
Tabor
M.D. Fla.Jan 31, 2025Florida
Dismissed
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sis-Bro, Inc.
S.D. Ill.Jan 16, 2025Illinois
Dismissed
Davis
E.D. Mich.Jan 10, 2025Michigan
Dismissed
Separ
E.D.N.Y.Jan 8, 2025New York
Mixed Result
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Eastbox, LLC
E.D. Tex.Jan 7, 2025Texas
Defendant Win
Delgado
D. Ariz.Jan 7, 2025Arizona
Mixed Result

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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 classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.