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Claim Type

Failure to Accommodate Cases

1,843 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1970–2026)

1,843
Total Rulings
16%
Plaintiff Win Rate

262 of 1630 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$1,001,664
Avg Damages Awarded (129 prevailing cases)
S.D.N.Y.
Top Court

About Failure to Accommodate Claims

Failure to accommodate claims arise when an employer does not provide reasonable accommodations for an employee with a disability or sincerely held religious belief. Under the ADA and Title VII, employers must engage in an interactive process to identify effective accommodations unless doing so would cause undue hardship. Common accommodations include modified schedules, assistive technology, and workplace modifications.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
841 (46%)
Dismissed
268 (15%)
Plaintiff Win
262 (14%)
Mixed Result
259 (14%)
Remanded
144 (8%)
Settlement
69 (4%)

Court Rulings (1,843)

Woronec
M.D. Fla.Feb 12, 2021Florida
Mixed Result
Calvo
S.D.N.Y.Feb 11, 2021New York
Dismissed
Southall
M.D. Tenn.Feb 10, 2021Tennessee
Defendant Win
Angeles
S.D.N.Y.Feb 8, 2021New York
Dismissed
Richey
S.D. Cal.Feb 8, 2021California
Settlement
George Avalos v. East Africa Humanitarian Organization Properties, Inc.
E.D. Cal.Feb 5, 2021California
Dismissed
Southall
M.D. Tenn.Feb 3, 2021Tennessee
Defendant Win
Strong
N.D. Ill.Feb 2, 2021Illinois
Defendant Win
Adams
E.D. La.Feb 1, 2021Louisiana
Defendant Win
Reyes
N.D. Cal.Jan 29, 2021California
Mixed Result
Adams
N.D. Ga.Jan 27, 2021Georgia
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JBS USA, LLC
D. Colo.Jan 25, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Barrett
N.D. Cal.Jan 25, 2021California
Mixed Result
Paguada
S.D.N.Y.Jan 20, 2021New York
Dismissed
Sanders
D. Neb.Jan 12, 2021Nebraska
Defendant Win
Pierre
E.D. Pa.Jan 11, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Parks
M.D. Fla.Jan 8, 2021Florida
Settlement$21,570 awarded
Ramirez
W.D. Okla.Jan 8, 2021Oklahoma
Dismissed
Duffey
D.S.C.Jan 7, 2021South Carolina
Defendant Win
Brian Whitaker v. Another Project LLC
C.D. Cal.Jan 6, 2021California
Dismissed
Paguada
S.D.N.Y.Jan 6, 2021New York
Dismissed
Turner
D. Ariz.Dec 30, 2020Arizona
Dismissed
King
N.D. Ill.Dec 29, 2020Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Paguada
S.D.N.Y.Dec 28, 2020New York
Dismissed
Dorest
S.D. Fla.Dec 27, 2020Florida
Remanded
Rosemary Garity v. Apwu Nat'l Labor Org.
9th CircuitDec 24, 2020
Defendant Win
David Walker v. CBS Broadcasting Inc.
C.D. Cal.Dec 22, 2020California
Remanded
Hyslop
M.D. Fla.Dec 18, 2020Florida
Dismissed
STEPANOVICH
M.D. Ga.Dec 17, 2020Georgia
Defendant Win
Laufer
D. Md.Dec 16, 2020Maryland
Defendant Win
KANE
E.D. Pa.Dec 16, 2020Pennsylvania
Remanded
Kahler
D. Colo.Dec 14, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Zhaojin Ke v. Pennsylvania State Employees R
3rd CircuitDec 10, 2020
Defendant Win
Mares
D. Colo.Dec 8, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Cooks
N.D. Cal.Nov 30, 2020California
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
W.D. Wis.Nov 25, 2020Wisconsin
Plaintiff Win$5,200,000 awarded
Kastrati
E.D.N.Y.Nov 24, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Alina Manukyan v. KinderCare Education at Work LLC
C.D. Cal.Nov 12, 2020California
Remanded
Paguada
S.D.N.Y.Nov 9, 2020New York
Dismissed
Williams v. Kingdom Animalia, LLC
S.D.N.Y.Nov 5, 2020New York
Settlement
Adam Ghadiri v. Carpet and Linoleum City
9th CircuitNov 3, 2020
Defendant Win
Teresa Tolliver v. Eleven Slade Apartment Corporation
D. Md.Nov 2, 2020Maryland
Defendant Win
Williams v. Fisher & Paykel Appliances USA Holdings Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Nov 2, 2020New York
Dismissed
Adams
D. Ariz.Oct 30, 2020Arizona
Defendant Win
LUSTGARTEN
D.N.J.Oct 22, 2020New Jersey
Dismissed
Ronald Pineda v. Abbott Laboratories Inc.
9th CircuitOct 20, 2020
Mixed Result
Guadalupe Beltran v. Procare Pharmacy LLC
C.D. Cal.Oct 19, 2020California
Plaintiff Win
Kannan
N.D. Cal.Oct 19, 2020California
Defendant Win
Williams v. Lorac Cosmetics, LLC
S.D.N.Y.Oct 14, 2020New York
Dismissed
Kulasa
D. Colo.Oct 8, 2020Colorado
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.