Claim Type

Discrimination Cases

4,554 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)

4,554

Total Rulings

15%

Plaintiff Win Rate

624 of 4159 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$2,802,682

Avg Damages Awarded (257 prevailing cases)

N.D. Ill.

Top Court

About Discrimination Claims

Employment discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee or applicant unfavorably because of a protected characteristic such as race, sex, age, disability, or religion. Federal laws including Title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA prohibit workplace discrimination. These cases often involve claims of disparate treatment or disparate impact on protected groups.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win

2234 (49%)

Mixed Result

652 (14%)

Dismissed

649 (14%)

Plaintiff Win

624 (14%)

Remanded

342 (8%)

Settlement

53 (1%)

Related Laws

NLRA(50)ADA(43)OSHA(4)Title VII(3)

Top Employers in Discrimination Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in discrimination rulings.

Union Pacific Railroad Company

66 discrimination rulings

United States Postal Service

25 discrimination rulings

Abbott Laboratories

25 discrimination rulings

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

17 discrimination rulings

Union Pacific Railroad

17 discrimination rulings

Court Rulings (4,554)

Ala.May 14, 2004

MISSMay 13, 2004

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

MASSMay 12, 2004Massachusetts

Mixed Result$50,000 awarded

N.D. OhioMay 12, 2004Ohio

National Labor Relations Board v. Taylor Machine Products, Inc.

6th CircuitMay 12, 2004

Fla. Dist. Ct. App.May 7, 2004

S.D. Miss.May 6, 2004Mississippi

Ohio Ct. App.May 6, 2004

Plaintiff Win$385,000 awarded

Tarsha Baker v. Union College

8th CircuitApr 27, 2004

W.D.N.Y.Apr 26, 2004New York

Transport Workers Union of America v. New York City Transit Authority

S.D.N.Y.Apr 12, 2004New York

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Warfield-Rohr Casket Company, Incorporated

4th CircuitApr 8, 2004Maryland

M.D.N.C.Apr 8, 2004North Carolina

Elana Back v. Hastings on Hudson Union Free School District, John J. Russell, Anne Brennan, Marilyn Wishnie

2nd CircuitApr 7, 2004

M.D. Ala.Apr 7, 2004Alabama

Chapman v. United States Department of Labor

8th CircuitApr 1, 2004

C.D. Ill.Mar 29, 2004Illinois

10th CircuitMar 25, 2004

EEOC v. Wynell Inc

5th CircuitMar 24, 2004

EEOC v. Wynell Inc

5th CircuitMar 24, 2004

Kennith Ray Johnson v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Tex. App.—2nd Dist.Mar 11, 2004

Kennith Ray Johnson v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Tex. App.—2nd Dist.Mar 11, 2004

Pamela Weyers v. Lear Operations Corporation, Doing Business as Lear Corporation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf Of

8th CircuitFeb 24, 2004Missouri

Remanded$718,962 at issue

2nd CircuitFeb 23, 2004

M.D. Fla.Feb 23, 2004Florida

Whirlpool Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board

6th CircuitFeb 20, 2004

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dunbar Diagnostic Services Inc.

5th CircuitFeb 19, 2004

Trustees of Health v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

MASSSUPERCTFeb 19, 2004

EEOC v. Dunbar Diagnostic

5th CircuitFeb 19, 2004

W.D.N.Y.Feb 18, 2004New York

N.D.N.Y.Feb 18, 2004New York

N.D. Miss.Feb 13, 2004Mississippi

N.D.N.Y.Feb 12, 2004New York

MONTFeb 10, 2004

Fair Employment & Housing Commission v. Superior Court

Cal. Ct. App.Feb 5, 2004

6th CircuitFeb 5, 2004

N.D. Tex.Jan 26, 2004Texas

E.D.N.Y.Jan 23, 2004New York

D. Colo.Jan 21, 2004Colorado

Jackson v. Nor Loch Manor Healthcare Facility

W.D.N.Y.Jan 20, 2004New York

Venetian Casino Resort v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

D.D.C.Jan 12, 2004District of Columbia

E.D.N.Y.Jan 8, 2004New York

Ishikawa Gasket America, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner

6th CircuitJan 7, 2004

Ishikawa Gasket v. NLRB

6th CircuitJan 7, 2004

M.D. Fla.Jan 3, 2004Florida

Minn. Ct. App.Dec 23, 2003

S.D. Miss.Dec 15, 2003Mississippi

N.D. Ga.Dec 11, 2003Georgia

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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.