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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)

Taylor
6th CircuitFeb 19, 2002
Defendant Win
Serow
N.D.N.Y.Feb 19, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. ESAB Group, Inc.
N.D. OhioFeb 19, 2002Ohio
Defendant Win
Poyner
E.D. Pa.Feb 19, 2002Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Turner
N.D.N.Y.Feb 11, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Unión Independiente De La Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados
1st CircuitFeb 4, 2002Puerto Rico
Mixed Result$133,136.42 awarded
Woodard
S.D. Tex.Jan 31, 2002Texas
Defendant Win
Green
D. Me.Jan 29, 2002Maine
Mixed Result
Hewitt
N.D.N.Y.Jan 11, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Hanson
D. Minn.Jan 10, 2002Minnesota
Defendant Win
Silva
10th CircuitDec 20, 2001
Defendant Win
Thompson
C.D. Ill.Dec 5, 2001Illinois
Defendant Win
Rohan
D. Md.Dec 3, 2001Maryland
Mixed Result
Kinsella
N.D.N.Y.Nov 16, 2001New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Murray, Inc.
M.D. Tenn.Nov 13, 2001Tennessee
Mixed Result
Donald Martin v. Lake County Sewer Co., Inc. Brewery Workers, Beer Bottlers and Soft Drink Workers' Local Union No. 1164
6th CircuitOct 17, 2001
Defendant Win
Stone v. Sangamon County Sheriff's Department
C.D. Ill.Oct 11, 2001Illinois
Defendant Win
Public Employees' Retirement System v. Elsie Dearman
MISSOct 11, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Becker
N.D.N.Y.Oct 9, 2001New York
Plaintiff Win
Marion R. Stafne v. Unicare Homes, D/B/A Trevilla of New Brighton, Inc., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf Of
8th CircuitOct 1, 2001
Defendant Win
Nucifora
D. Conn.Sep 24, 2001Connecticut
Defendant Win
Saunders
D. Md.Sep 19, 2001Maryland
Dismissed
Chille
W.D.N.Y.Sep 17, 2001New York
Dismissed
Labor/Community Strategy Center v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
9th CircuitAug 31, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Union Carbide Corporation v. Mayfield, Delfa
Tex. App.—13th Dist.Aug 31, 2001
Defendant Win
Whitaker
W.D. Mich.Aug 27, 2001Michigan
Defendant Win
EEOC v. Woodbridge Corp.
8th CircuitAug 24, 2001
Defendant Win
Smith v. Friendship Village of Dublin, Ohio, Inc.
OhioAug 15, 2001

Civil Rights Commission—Filing of an unlawful discriminatory charge with Ohio Civil Rights Commission under R.C. 4112.05(B)(1) does not preclude person alleging handicap discrimination from instituting an independent civil action under R.C. 4112.99.

Plaintiff Win
Roberts
9th CircuitAug 6, 2001
Defendant Win
Shepherd
S.D. OhioJul 31, 2001Ohio
Plaintiff Win
Falzett
M.D. Pa.Jul 23, 2001Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Public Employees' Retirement System v. Steven T. Ross
MISSJul 20, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Pryor
E.D. Pa.Jul 5, 2001Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Prickett
D. UtahJun 27, 2001Utah
Defendant Win
Tart
S.D. Ill.Jun 21, 2001Illinois
Plaintiff Win$2,955,875.56 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
D. Ariz.Jun 13, 2001Arizona
Plaintiff Win$750,200 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Michael Nicosia, Intervening v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.
7th CircuitJun 12, 2001Illinois
Defendant Win
Julia Santos v. Knitgoods Workers' Union, Local 155, and Patricia Grosso, as President of Knitgoods Workers' Union, Local 155, Unite
2nd CircuitJun 5, 2001
Defendant Win
Frudakis
E.D.N.Y.May 9, 2001New York
Mixed Result
Alpert
N.D. Ga.Apr 25, 2001Georgia
Defendant Win
Lutz
9th CircuitApr 20, 2001
Remanded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. J. H. Routh Packing Co.
6th CircuitApr 19, 2001Tennessee
Remanded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Town & Country Toyota, Inc.
4th CircuitApr 13, 2001
Remanded
Employees Retirement System of Texas v. Gene Jones
Tex. App.—3rd Dist.Apr 12, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Collis
N.D. Ga.Mar 28, 2001Georgia
Defendant Win
Williams v. Eastside Lumberyard and Supply Co.
S.D. Ill.Mar 23, 2001Illinois
Mixed Result
Adam
D. Or.Mar 20, 2001Oregon
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rockwell International Corp.
7th CircuitMar 8, 2001
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rockwell International Corp.
7th CircuitMar 8, 2001
Defendant Win
Puckett
E.D.N.Y.Feb 14, 2001New York
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.