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Constructive Discharge Cases

354 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1988–2026)

354
Total Rulings
19%
Plaintiff Win Rate

65 of 334 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$526,837
Avg Damages Awarded (20 prevailing 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
163 (46%)
Mixed Result
78 (22%)
Plaintiff Win
65 (18%)
Dismissed
28 (8%)
Remanded
20 (6%)

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Court Rulings (354)

Cates
9th CircuitOct 27, 2009
Defendant Win
Cates
9th CircuitOct 27, 2009Nevada
Defendant Win
Cockroft
W.D. Wis.Jul 28, 2009Wisconsin
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Central Wholesalers, Inc.
4th CircuitJul 21, 2009Maryland
Mixed Result
Stone v. Unocal Termination
5th CircuitJun 17, 2009
Defendant Win
Stone v. UNOCAL Termination Allowance Plan
5th CircuitMay 28, 2009
Defendant Win
Tellar
Conn. App. Ct.May 5, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Finkelshteyn
E.D.N.Y.Mar 31, 2009New York
Mixed Result
EEOC v. Bobrich Enterprises
5th CircuitMar 6, 2009
Plaintiff Win$150,000 awarded
Ekstrand
W.D. Wis.Mar 3, 2009Wisconsin
Defendant Win
MERFELD
S.D. IowaFeb 12, 2009Iowa
Mixed Result
Riad Majali v. U.S. Dept. of Labor
11th CircuitSep 26, 2008
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Taco Bell Corp.
W.D. Tenn.Sep 15, 2008Tennessee
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.
E.D.N.C.Aug 12, 2008North Carolina
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity, Commission v. Everdry Marketing & Management, Inc.
W.D.N.Y.May 30, 2008New York
Plaintiff Win$633,000 awarded
Utley
N.J.May 15, 2008
Plaintiff Win
Allison
Ind. Ct. App.Mar 20, 2008
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Omni Hotels Management Corp.
N.D. Tex.Sep 26, 2007Texas
Defendant Win
Anderson
SDJul 3, 2007
Defendant Win
Lisa Vajdl v. Mesabi Academy of Kidspeace, Inc. Kidspeace Corporation Michael Muehlberg, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf Of
8th CircuitApr 25, 2007
Defendant Win
Clarke
N.D. Okla.Mar 30, 2007Oklahoma
Defendant Win
Caruso
E.D.N.Y.Mar 21, 2007New York
Mixed Result
New York State Division of Human Rights v. Adams Security, Inc.
N.Y. App. Div.Mar 16, 2007
Plaintiff Win$139,620 awarded
Mayers v. Laborers' Health & Safety Fund of North America
D.C. CircuitMar 2, 2007
Defendant Win
Hall
10th CircuitFeb 13, 2007
Defendant Win
Reed
N.D. IowaFeb 8, 2007Iowa
Defendant Win
Wade
Federal CircuitJan 17, 2007
Defendant Win
Herrera
VTAug 4, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Quality Dialysis, Inc. v. Herbert Adams
Tex. App.—13th Dist.Jun 8, 2006
Plaintiff Win$60,678 awarded
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitMay 31, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Physician Services, P.S.C.
E.D. Ky.Apr 6, 2006Kentucky
Plaintiff Win
Savarese
E.D.N.Y.Feb 27, 2006New York
Defendant Win
In Re Khaligh
BAP9Feb 2, 2006
Defendant Win$100,000 at issue
James Heiko v. Colombo Savings Bank, F.S.B., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Supporting
4th CircuitJan 10, 2006Maryland
Mixed Result
Modern Continental/Obayashi v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
MASSSep 7, 2005
Defendant Win
Christopher
9th CircuitSep 2, 2005
Plaintiff Win
Mayers
D.D.C.Aug 22, 2005District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Venugopal
4th CircuitJun 16, 2005
Defendant Win
Forsyth v. Federation Employment And Guidance Service
2nd CircuitJun 6, 2005
Defendant Win
Forsyth
2nd CircuitJun 6, 2005
Defendant Win
In Re: Allstate Insurance Company Agent Transition Severance Plan
7th CircuitMar 8, 2005
Defendant Win
Sarbak
D.N.J.Dec 21, 2004New Jersey
Defendant Win
Wehunt
M.D. Ga.Dec 15, 2004Georgia
Defendant Win
Mowdy
5th CircuitNov 23, 2004
Defendant Win
Burnette
N.D. Ga.Nov 4, 2004Georgia
Defendant Win
Venugopal
D. Md.Aug 26, 2004Maryland
Defendant Win
Burgett
N.D. OhioMay 12, 2004Ohio
Mixed Result
Blagg
D. Colo.Jan 21, 2004Colorado
Dismissed
Kern
E.D.N.Y.Nov 21, 2003New York
Mixed Result
Charlene Cooper-Day v. RME Petroleum Co., the Successor in Interest of Union Pacific Resources Company A/K/A Union Pacific Resources Group, Inc.
Tex. App.—2nd Dist.Sep 18, 2003
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 classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.