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)

Cal. SupremeJun 24, 2002

Defendant Win$51,000 at issue

C.D. Ill.Jun 24, 2002Illinois

EEOC v. Exel, Inc.

E.D. Mo.Jun 21, 2002Missouri

EEOC v. Group Health Plan

E.D. Mo.Jun 14, 2002Missouri

Inga F. Danville v. Regional Lab Corporation, a New Mexico Corporation Doing Business as Tricore Reference Laboratories

10th CircuitJun 12, 2002

2nd CircuitJun 6, 2002

Office of Navajo Labor Relations, ex rel. Jones v. Central Consolidated School District No. 22

NAVAJOJun 5, 2002

Plaintiff Win$16,662.29 awarded

Cal. Ct. App.May 31, 2002

E.D.N.Y.May 31, 2002New York

M.D.N.C.May 24, 2002North Carolina

S.D. Ala.May 22, 2002Alabama

E.D. Tex.May 21, 2002Texas

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

9th CircuitMay 16, 2002

Daniel C. Murray v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 400 Donald Cash Christian Sauter

4th CircuitMay 10, 2002

E.D. Mo.May 10, 2002Missouri

Johnnie Mae Rowe v. Union Planters Bank

8th CircuitMay 9, 2002

Ohio Ct. App.Apr 30, 2002

Toledo v. Puerto Rico Labor & Human Resources Dept.

D.P.R.Apr 29, 2002Puerto Rico

7th CircuitApr 29, 2002

D. Mass.Apr 22, 2002Massachusetts

E.D. Tex.Apr 15, 2002Texas

W.D. Tex.Apr 11, 2002Texas

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 638, International Association of Bridge Ironworkers

2nd CircuitApr 11, 2002

American Federation of Government Employees v. United States

D.D.C.Mar 29, 2002District of Columbia

S.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York

W.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York

W.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York

W.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York

W.D.N.Y.Mar 25, 2002New York

E.D. Mo.Mar 19, 2002Missouri

S.D. Cal.Mar 15, 2002California

D.P.R.Mar 12, 2002Puerto Rico

M.D. Ga.Mar 7, 2002Georgia

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Preferred Management Corp.

S.D. Ind.Mar 1, 2002Indiana

W.D. Ky.Feb 26, 2002Kentucky

N.D.N.Y.Feb 21, 2002New York

6th CircuitFeb 19, 2002

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. ESAB Group, Inc.

N.D. OhioFeb 19, 2002Ohio

N.D.N.Y.Feb 19, 2002New York

E.D. Pa.Feb 19, 2002Pennsylvania

E.D.N.Y.Feb 15, 2002New York

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

C.D. Ill.Feb 15, 2002Illinois

N.D.N.Y.Feb 13, 2002New York

Plaintiff Win$5,077,286.33 awarded

The Painting Company, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner

6th CircuitFeb 6, 2002

N.D.N.Y.Feb 6, 2002New York

Hartman Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

7th CircuitFeb 6, 2002

Hartman Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

7th CircuitFeb 6, 2002

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Unión Independiente De La Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados

1st CircuitFeb 4, 2002Puerto Rico

Mixed Result$133,136.42 awarded

E.D. Pa.Feb 4, 2002Pennsylvania

E.D. Pa.Jan 31, 2002Pennsylvania

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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.