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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%)

Related Laws

ADA(29)NLRA(20)OSHA(1)FMLA(1)

Top Employers in Failure to Accommodate Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in failure to accommodate rulings.

Union Pacific Railroad Company
52 failure to accommodate rulings
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
14 failure to accommodate rulings
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
11 failure to accommodate rulings
Union Pacific Railroad
11 failure to accommodate rulings
United Parcel Service, Inc.
9 failure to accommodate rulings

Court Rulings (1,843)

Ca
Cal. Ct. App.Nov 5, 2010
Defendant Win
Harty
E.D.N.C.Oct 13, 2010North Carolina
Dismissed
DR
C.D. Cal.Oct 8, 2010California
Plaintiff Win
Adair
D.D.C.Sep 30, 2010District of Columbia
Defendant Win
SHUMEK
M.D. Pa.Sep 30, 2010Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hibbing Taconite Co.
D. Minn.Sep 21, 2010Minnesota
Defendant Win
Hoffman
INNDAug 31, 2010Indiana
Mixed Result
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. UPS Supply Chain Solutions
9th CircuitAug 27, 2010California
Remanded
Estrada
8th CircuitAug 17, 2010
Defendant Win
Krainski
9th CircuitAug 2, 2010
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Geo Group, Inc.
3rd CircuitAug 2, 2010
Plaintiff Win
Andrews
M.D. Fla.Aug 2, 2010Florida
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
D.C. CircuitJul 23, 2010
Defendant Win
Anderson
E.D. Pa.Jul 14, 2010Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Williams v. Brunswick County Board of Education
E.D.N.C.Jul 2, 2010North Carolina
Defendant Win
Ragusa
2nd CircuitJun 21, 2010
Mixed Result
Nicholson
N.Y. App. Div.Jun 8, 2010
Defendant Win
Norman
8th CircuitJun 1, 2010
Defendant Win
Celeste
2nd CircuitApr 21, 2010
Mixed Result
Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. BOLI OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Or.Apr 15, 2010
Defendant Win
Elliott Frank Adams v. Artco-Bell Corporation
Tex. App.—3rd Dist.Apr 14, 2010
Defendant Win
Elliott Frank Adams v. Artco-Bell Corporation
Tex. App.—3rd Dist.Apr 14, 2010
Defendant Win
Gutman
S.D. Fla.Apr 7, 2010Florida
Dismissed
Adams
S.D.N.Y.Apr 6, 2010New York
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kelly Services, Inc.
8th CircuitMar 25, 2010
Defendant Win
Missick
E.D.N.Y.Mar 22, 2010New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School
6th CircuitMar 9, 2010
Remanded
EEOC v. Hosanna-Taylor Evangelical Lut
6th CircuitMar 9, 2010
Remanded
Fox
E.D.N.Y.Feb 27, 2010New York
Defendant Win
Frank
E.D.N.Y.Feb 22, 2010New York
Plaintiff Win
Chattman
E.D. Tenn.Feb 22, 2010Tennessee
Defendant Win
Fields
S.D. IowaFeb 10, 2010Iowa
Defendant Win
Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. Baldwin Union Free School District
N.Y. Sup. Ct.Feb 3, 2010
Defendant Win
Rodney Cook v. Union Pacific RR Co.
8th CircuitJan 20, 2010
Defendant Win
Carlson
W.D.N.Y.Jan 8, 2010New York
Mixed Result
Alexander v. QVC DISTRIBUTION CENTER
E.D.N.C.Dec 29, 2009North Carolina
Defendant Win
Jennings v. Sallie Mae, Inc.
7th CircuitDec 23, 2009California
Defendant Win
Washington v. Geren
D.D.C.Dec 18, 2009District of Columbia
Mixed Result
Rederford v. US Airways, Inc.
1st CircuitDec 14, 2009Rhode Island
Defendant Win
Graffius v. Shinseki
D.D.C.Dec 11, 2009District of Columbia
Mixed Result
Bielski v. Green
W.D.N.Y.Dec 11, 2009New York
Defendant Win
VandenBroek v. PSEG Power Ct LLC
2nd CircuitDec 11, 2009Connecticut
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Seaport Printing & AD Specialties, Inc.
5th CircuitDec 8, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Roby v. McKesson Corp.
Cal. SupremeNov 30, 2009
Plaintiff Win$4,511,000 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
2nd CircuitNov 19, 2009New York
Plaintiff Win
UPS
2nd CircuitNov 19, 2009New York
Plaintiff Win
Fleming v. Yuma Regional Medica
9th CircuitNov 19, 2009Arizona
Plaintiff Win
Agostinello
2nd CircuitNov 18, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Agostinello
2nd CircuitNov 18, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Maldanado v. THE PICTSWEET CO.
W.D. Tenn.Nov 17, 2009Tennessee
Plaintiff 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.