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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)

Carlentine
D. Neb.Apr 10, 2020Nebraska
Dismissed
Fleming
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 9, 2020Ohio

Civ.R. 12(B)(6), motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. 623, and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794. The trial court properly granted defendants-appellees' motion to dismiss the federal discrimination claims…

Defendant Win
Bowman
E.D. Cal.Apr 6, 2020California
Defendant Win
Camilo
N.D. Cal.Apr 1, 2020California
Settlement$375,000 awarded
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aviation Port Services, LLC
D. Mass.Apr 1, 2020Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win$1,072,535.1 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
W.D. Wis.Mar 31, 2020Wisconsin
Plaintiff Win$5,518,446.46 awarded
Lasser
D. Colo.Mar 31, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Gagne
D.S.C.Mar 27, 2020South Carolina
Defendant Win
Welch
N.D. Miss.Mar 25, 2020Mississippi
Dismissed
Quinton Harris v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
8th CircuitMar 24, 2020
Defendant Win
Southard
W.D. Ky.Mar 24, 2020Kentucky
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Austal USA, LLC
S.D. Ala.Mar 20, 2020Alabama
Defendant Win
Spindle
E.D. Tex.Mar 18, 2020Texas
Defendant Win
Adams
N.D. Ala.Mar 18, 2020Alabama
Dismissed
Christensen
N.D. Ill.Mar 17, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Myvett
N.D. Ill.Mar 16, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
Revol
S.D. Fla.Mar 16, 2020Florida
Mixed Result
Sorah
S.D. OhioMar 16, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
Etna Properties v. Holladay City
D. UtahMar 13, 2020Utah
Defendant Win
DUDA
D.N.J.Mar 12, 2020New Jersey
Dismissed
Goeldner
W.D. Mo.Mar 9, 2020Missouri
Mixed Result
Rohr
D. Kan.Mar 4, 2020Kansas
Defendant Win
Crane
E.D. Cal.Mar 4, 2020California
Dismissed
BHC Northwest Psychiatric Hosp v. Secretary of Labor
D.C. CircuitMar 3, 2020
Defendant Win
Reed
N.D. OhioMar 3, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
Zamora
D. Colo.Mar 3, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Owens
S.D. Ill.Mar 2, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Manuel Franco v. Central Transport LLC
C.D. Cal.Mar 2, 2020California
Defendant Win
(PS) Chavez v. Del Sol Farm Labor Services Inc.
E.D. Cal.Feb 27, 2020California
Dismissed
Scott
N.D. W. Va.Feb 27, 2020West Virginia
Defendant Win
Guadalupe Beltran v. Procare Pharmacy LLC
C.D. Cal.Feb 14, 2020California
Defendant Win
Smith v. Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
D. Kan.Feb 10, 2020Kansas
Plaintiff Win
Nachshen
S.D.N.Y.Feb 7, 2020New York
Settlement
Santiago
E.D.N.Y.Feb 7, 2020New York
Settlement$60,000 awarded
Woolf
2nd CircuitFeb 6, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Woolf
2nd CircuitFeb 6, 2020
Defendant Win
Alabsi
N.D. Cal.Feb 6, 2020California
Settlement$750,000 awarded
Flores
N.D. Cal.Feb 4, 2020California
Mixed Result
Phillips
M.D. Fla.Jan 30, 2020Florida
Dismissed
Stewart
D. Or.Jan 30, 2020Oregon
Mixed Result
Winkfield
N.D. Ill.Jan 24, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Laul
D.N.M.Jan 22, 2020New Mexico
Defendant Win
Berrios
N.D. Ill.Jan 21, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Tramon Wilson-Davis v. SSP America, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Jan 21, 2020California
Remanded
Swinton
S.D. Cal.Jan 17, 2020California
Defendant Win
Tarpeh
N.D. Tex.Jan 16, 2020Texas
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Walmart Stores East, L.P.
W.D. Wis.Jan 16, 2020Wisconsin
Defendant Win
Osegueda
E.D. Cal.Jan 15, 2020California
Settlement$225,000 awarded
Nicole Quezada v. Bechtel OG & C Construction
5th CircuitJan 14, 2020
Plaintiff Win$797,115.31 awarded
Peter Strojnik, Sr. v. 1309 West Shaw, LLC
E.D. Cal.Jan 14, 2020California
Dismissed

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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.