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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)

Miller-Garcia
N.D. Cal.Jan 8, 2020California
Plaintiff Win
Coral Harbor Rehabilitation v. NLRB
3rd CircuitDec 26, 2019Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Cacho v. Eurostar, Inc.
Cal. Ct. App.Dec 24, 2019California
Defendant Win
Flaherty v. Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc
1st CircuitDec 23, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Drevaleva
N.D. Cal.Dec 19, 2019California
Defendant Win
Anselmo Lopez v. Uno Express Cleaners Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Dec 17, 2019New York
Dismissed
Robson
D. IdahoDec 13, 2019Idaho
Defendant Win
ALEXANDRA M. SALAS VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVDec 13, 2019
Defendant Win
Olga Gorbacheva v. Abbott Laboratories Edp
9th CircuitDec 10, 2019
Mixed Result
Hogan
S.D. OhioDec 10, 2019Ohio
Settlement$600,000 awarded
Maxwell
N.D. Miss.Dec 6, 2019Mississippi
Defendant Win
Rita Morrissey v. Laurel Health Care Co.
6th CircuitDec 3, 2019Michigan
Remanded
Derrick Davis v. Raymond Laborde Corrtl Center, et
5th CircuitDec 2, 2019
Defendant Win
Frieri
S.D. Cal.Dec 2, 2019California
Settlement$800,000 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Gollnick Construction, Inc.
D. Colo.Nov 26, 2019Colorado
Settlement
Olivo
S.D. Cal.Nov 25, 2019California
Settlement$1,000,000 awarded
Flint
N.D. OhioNov 25, 2019Ohio
Mixed Result
Adam Acosta v. District Council 36 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
C.D. Cal.Nov 22, 2019California
Remanded
STOWELL
D.N.J.Nov 15, 2019New Jersey
Mixed Result
Scorsonelli
S.D.N.Y.Nov 14, 2019New York
Remanded
Desai
D. Mass.Nov 12, 2019Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Mohammed
N.D. Cal.Nov 12, 2019California
Remanded
Noroma
N.D. Cal.Nov 6, 2019California
Settlement$2,225,000 awarded
Davis
S.D. Fla.Nov 5, 2019Florida
Dismissed
Sanchez
D. Colo.Nov 4, 2019Colorado
Defendant Win
Essmaker
D. IdahoNov 1, 2019Idaho
Plaintiff Win$1,750 awarded
JACKSON v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA)
E.D. Pa.Nov 1, 2019Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Nana
S.D.N.Y.Oct 29, 2019New York
Plaintiff Win$88,772 awarded
Mayfield
D. Kan.Oct 29, 2019Kansas
Defendant Win
FLYNN
E.D. Pa.Oct 29, 2019Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Matthew Anderson v. Assemblers, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Oct 28, 2019California
Remanded
McCormick
Cal. Ct. App.Oct 25, 2019California
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. West Meade Place, LLP
M.D. Tenn.Oct 22, 2019Tennessee
Defendant Win
Camilo
N.D. Cal.Oct 21, 2019California
Settlement
Edwards
D. Neb.Oct 21, 2019Nebraska
Defendant Win
Qasim Ali Baloch v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Shalini Sabhu, Darrin Meyers, and Starla Wasielewski
IOWACTAPPOct 9, 2019Iowa
Defendant Win
Ryder
E.D. Mich.Oct 9, 2019Michigan
Mixed Result
Fears
D. Kan.Oct 8, 2019Kansas
Defendant Win
Perkins
N.D. Ill.Oct 8, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Farfan
N.D. Cal.Oct 7, 2019California
Dismissed
Theroux Jr. v. Lemon Grove Ultra Mart, Inc.
S.D. Cal.Oct 4, 2019California
Dismissed
Van Hauter v. First Watch Restaurant, Inc.
N.D. OhioOct 4, 2019Ohio
Dismissed
Guadalupe Salazar v. McDonald's Corp.
9th CircuitOct 1, 2019
Defendant Win
Snyder
C.D. Ill.Sep 28, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Torzewski
N.D. Ill.Sep 27, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
Eugene v. International-Matex Tank Terminals LLC
E.D. La.Sep 27, 2019Louisiana
Dismissed
Mario Cortez v. Vieira Custom Chopping, Inc.
E.D. Cal.Sep 23, 2019California
Settlement$450,000 awarded
Powell
N.D. Ala.Sep 20, 2019Alabama
Defendant Win
Bazile
D. Mass.Sep 17, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Hickey
C.D. Ill.Sep 17, 2019Illinois
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.