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)

S.D. IowaJul 1, 2003Iowa

N.Y. App. Div.Jun 19, 2003New York

N.D. Ga.Jun 16, 2003Georgia

D.N.J.May 30, 2003New Jersey

D. UtahMay 29, 2003Utah

Plaintiff Win$300,000 awarded

N.D.N.Y.May 28, 2003New York

Mt. Clemens General Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board

6th CircuitMay 15, 2003

Theodore Kavowras v. The New York Times Co. And Newspaper & Mail Deliverers' Union

2nd CircuitMay 1, 2003

Department of Fair Employment & Housing v. Verizon California, Inc.

Cal. Ct. App.Apr 28, 2003

Plaintiff Win$2,092 awarded

Yasharay Mack v. Otis Elevator Company and Local 1 International Union of Elevator Constructors

2nd CircuitApr 11, 2003

E.D. Mo.Mar 31, 2003Missouri

Equal Employment Oppurtunity Commission v. Dollar General Corp.

M.D.N.C.Mar 20, 2003North Carolina

National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. Midwestern Personnel Services, Inc., Respondent/cross-Petitioner

7th CircuitMar 11, 2003

Smith v. Local Union No. 1863, International Longshoremen's Ass'n of Clerks

Ga. Ct. App.Mar 7, 2003

2nd CircuitFeb 12, 2003

Cristina Peters v. Baldwin Union Free School District

2nd CircuitFeb 12, 2003

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.

2nd CircuitFeb 5, 2003New York

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hesco Parts Corp.

3rd CircuitJan 29, 2003New Jersey

7th CircuitDec 5, 2002Illinois

W.D.N.Y.Nov 26, 2002New York

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autonation USA Corp.

9th CircuitNov 22, 2002California

Donald Jebian v. Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan Erisa Plan

9th CircuitNov 19, 2002

E.D.N.Y.Nov 18, 2002New York

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dillon Companies

10th CircuitNov 13, 2002

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

W.D. Tenn.Oct 30, 2002Tennessee

E.D. Mich.Oct 29, 2002Michigan

E.D. Pa.Oct 7, 2002Pennsylvania

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Browning-Ferris, Inc.

D. Md.Sep 17, 2002Maryland

9th CircuitAug 16, 2002

Steven E. Crown v. Union Pacific RR

8th CircuitAug 15, 2002

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

D. Minn.Aug 14, 2002Minnesota

MISSCTAPPAug 6, 2002

EEOC v. Exel, Inc.

E.D. Mo.Jun 21, 2002Missouri

E.D.N.Y.Jun 19, 2002New York

N.D.Jun 4, 2002

E.D.N.Y.May 31, 2002New York

M.D.N.C.May 24, 2002North Carolina

E.D. Mo.May 10, 2002Missouri

Toledo v. Puerto Rico Labor & Human Resources Dept.

D.P.R.Apr 29, 2002Puerto Rico

Calvin R. Langford v. Employees Retirement System of Texas

Tex. App.—3rd Dist.Apr 25, 2002

Henrietta Flores v. Employees Retirement System of Texas

Tex. App.—3rd Dist.Apr 18, 2002

D. Conn.Mar 30, 2002Connecticut

W.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York

W.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York

E.D. Mo.Mar 19, 2002Missouri

D. Md.Mar 15, 2002Maryland

Joseph R. Scamihorn, Jr. v. General Truck Drivers, Office, Food and Warehouse Union, Local 952 Albertson's, Inc.

9th CircuitMar 4, 2002

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Preferred Management Corp.

S.D. Ind.Mar 1, 2002Indiana

MISSFeb 28, 2002

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Julie Shelton

6th CircuitFeb 28, 2002

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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.