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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)

Eric Rodriguez v. San Mateo Union High School District
9th CircuitNov 13, 2009
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Siouxland Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, L.L.P.
8th CircuitAug 27, 2009
Plaintiff Win$21,098 awarded
Ragusa
E.D.N.Y.Aug 11, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Pandey
D. Minn.Aug 10, 2009Minnesota
Mixed Result
Seldon
M.D. Ga.Aug 6, 2009Georgia
Defendant Win
Chiesa
N.D.N.Y.Jul 31, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Cornock
D.N.H.Jul 29, 2009New Hampshire
Defendant Win
PERS
MISSJul 23, 2009
Plaintiff Win
State Ex Rel. North Dakota Department of Labor Ex Rel. Johnson v. Matrix Properties Corp.
N.D.Jul 21, 2009
Defendant Win
Pratt
N.D.N.Y.Jul 6, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Thompson Contracting
4th CircuitJun 25, 2009North Carolina
Remanded
Reed
6th CircuitJun 23, 2009
Defendant Win
Jeffrey Reed v. International Union
6th CircuitJun 23, 2009
Defendant Win
Donnelly
E.D. Mo.Jun 19, 2009Missouri
Defendant Win
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Boston Carmen's Union, Local 589
MASSJun 4, 2009
Mixed Result$16,000 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.
W.D. Tenn.Jun 3, 2009Tennessee
Mixed Result
Jeffrey Reed v. International Union
6th CircuitMay 7, 2009
Defendant Win
Adams
7th CircuitApr 28, 2009
Defendant Win
Adams
7th CircuitApr 28, 2009
Defendant Win
Kevin Adams v. Retail Ventures, Incorporated
7th CircuitApr 28, 2009
Defendant Win
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 21 v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitApr 20, 2009
Defendant Win
Bridges v. ContinentalAFA Dispensing Co. (In Re ContinentalAFA Dispensing Co.)
MOEBMar 27, 2009Missouri
Defendant Win
Elam
S.D. IowaMar 25, 2009Iowa
Defendant Win
Hamma
E.D. Cal.Mar 23, 2009California
Defendant Win
Demers v. Adams Homes of Northwest Florida, Inc.
11th CircuitMar 20, 2009
Mixed Result$95,000 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. UMB Bank Financial Corp.
8th CircuitMar 13, 2009
Defendant Win
Treadaway
E.D. Tenn.Mar 12, 2009Tennessee
Mixed Result
Maher
W.D. Mich.Mar 5, 2009Michigan
Mixed Result
Sherry DeLisle v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
6th CircuitMar 4, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Ekstrand
W.D. Wis.Mar 3, 2009Wisconsin
Defendant Win
Teresa Vegter v. Canada Life Assurance Co.
11th CircuitFeb 9, 2009
Defendant Win
T.P.
2nd CircuitFeb 3, 2009
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lee's Log Cabin, Inc.
7th CircuitFeb 2, 2009Illinois
Defendant Win
EEOC v. Lee's Log Cabin, Incorporated
7th CircuitFeb 2, 2009
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Agro Distribution, LLC
5th CircuitJan 15, 2009Mississippi
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.
8th CircuitDec 19, 2008Missouri
Plaintiff Win$786,000 awarded
EEOC v. Southwestern Bell Telephone
8th CircuitDec 19, 2008
Plaintiff Win$786,000 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lee's Log Cabin, Inc.
7th CircuitOct 6, 2008
Defendant Win
EEOC v. Lee's Log Cabin, Incorporated
7th CircuitOct 6, 2008
Defendant Win
Tate
7th CircuitSep 19, 2008
Remanded
Button
9th CircuitAug 14, 2008
Remanded
Brady
N.D.N.Y.Aug 13, 2008New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.
E.D.N.C.Aug 12, 2008North Carolina
Plaintiff Win
Termine
9th CircuitJul 28, 2008
Plaintiff Win$729,038.64 awarded
Adams
D.C. CircuitJul 18, 2008
Plaintiff Win
Daugherty v. Wabash Center, Inc.
INNDJul 18, 2008Indiana
Defendant Win
Mull
N.D. Ill.Jun 30, 2008Illinois
Mixed Result
BOLI
Or. Ct. App.Jun 11, 2008
Plaintiff Win
Lamantia
9th CircuitJun 2, 2008California
Defendant Win
Rittenhouse
S.D. Ill.May 28, 2008Illinois
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.