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)

Hicks Ex Rel. Hicks v. HALIFAX COUNTY BD. EDUC.

E.D.N.C.Dec 15, 1999North Carolina

E.D. Pa.Oct 21, 1999Pennsylvania

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Incorporated

4th CircuitOct 6, 1999

W.D.N.Y.Aug 19, 1999New York

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rockwell International Corp.

N.D. Ill.Aug 13, 1999Illinois

EEOC v. United Airlines

10th CircuitJun 17, 1999

W.D.N.Y.Jun 2, 1999New York

N.D. OhioMay 14, 1999Ohio

N.D. Ga.May 13, 1999Georgia

E.D.N.Y.Apr 26, 1999New York

EEOC v. Rockwell International Corp.

N.D. Ill.Feb 25, 1999Illinois

D. UtahFeb 23, 1999Utah

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Allied Systems, Inc.

N.D.N.Y.Feb 19, 1999New York

Teresita Pack v. Kmart Corporation, a Michigan Corporation Steve Nicholas, an Individual, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae

10th CircuitFeb 4, 1999Oklahoma

E.D. Mo.Jan 20, 1999Missouri

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Commission v. Blue Cross Blue Shield

D. Conn.Dec 21, 1998Connecticut

D. Conn.Dec 18, 1998Connecticut

D.P.R.Dec 17, 1998Puerto Rico

N.D. Tex.Dec 4, 1998Texas

W.D.N.Y.Sep 29, 1998New York

D. Minn.Sep 18, 1998Minnesota

N.D. OhioSep 10, 1998Ohio

D. Minn.Aug 31, 1998Minnesota

W.D.N.Y.Aug 18, 1998New York

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Francis Xavier Parochial School

D.D.C.Aug 5, 1998District of Columbia

C.D. Ill.Jul 22, 1998Illinois

N.D. Ga.Jul 13, 1998Georgia

N.D. OhioJul 8, 1998Ohio

N.D.N.Y.Jun 24, 1998New York

E.D. Mo.May 14, 1998Missouri

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

D.N.M.Apr 27, 1998New Mexico

Plaintiff Win$157,500 awarded

D. Colo.Apr 17, 1998Colorado

Plaintiff Win$273,656 awarded

E.D. Mich.Apr 16, 1998Michigan

E.D.N.Y.Mar 31, 1998New York

Plaintiff Win$516,251 awarded

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Pacific Railroad

D. IdahoJan 23, 1998Idaho

N.D. Ga.Jan 16, 1998Georgia

E.D. Mo.Jan 8, 1998Missouri

W.D.N.Y.Dec 12, 1997New York

N.D. Ga.Dec 11, 1997Georgia

E.D. Pa.Nov 12, 1997Pennsylvania

E.D.N.C.Oct 20, 1997North Carolina

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Francis Xavier Parochial School and St. Francis Xavier Church

D.C. CircuitJul 18, 1997District of Columbia

N.D. Ga.Jul 15, 1997Georgia

E.D.N.Y.Jun 26, 1997New York

Plaintiff Win$651,002 awarded

E.D.N.Y.Jun 24, 1997New York

N.D.N.Y.Jun 13, 1997New York

N.D. Tex.May 15, 1997Texas

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Amego, Inc.

1st CircuitApr 7, 1997

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. R.J. Gallagher Co.

S.D. Tex.Apr 4, 1997Texas

Martinson v. Kinney Shoe Corp.

4th CircuitJan 21, 1997Virginia

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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.