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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%)

Court Rulings (1,843)

Sherman
D. Nev.Oct 2, 2024Nevada
Dismissed
Nash
D. Or.Sep 30, 2024Oregon
Dismissed
WOLF
D.N.J.Sep 27, 2024New Jersey
Defendant Win
Lewis
W.D. La.Sep 23, 2024Louisiana
Defendant Win
Bereznak
D. Colo.Sep 20, 2024Colorado
Defendant Win
West
D. Or.Sep 20, 2024Oregon
Defendant Win
Poplar
E.D. Mich.Sep 17, 2024Michigan
Plaintiff Win$800,000 awarded
BAYLIS
E.D. Pa.Sep 17, 2024Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Resman
D. IdahoSep 16, 2024Idaho
Dismissed
Cavienss
D. Conn.Sep 16, 2024Connecticut
Mixed Result
Jesus Garcia v. Las Champas Contreras Inc
C.D. Cal.Sep 16, 2024California
Dismissed
Munroe
D. Mass.Sep 16, 2024Massachusetts
Dismissed
Swett
D.S.C.Sep 13, 2024South Carolina
Defendant Win
Moore
E.D. Cal.Sep 12, 2024California
Remanded
Castaneda
W.D. Tex.Sep 12, 2024Texas
Dismissed
Marciano
S.D.N.Y.Sep 5, 2024New York
Defendant Win
Hardy
D. Minn.Sep 4, 2024Minnesota
Plaintiff Win
Matthews
D. Or.Aug 26, 2024Oregon
Defendant Win
Granados
S.D. Cal.Aug 26, 2024California
Settlement$325,000 awarded
ZHANG
M.D. Ga.Aug 26, 2024Georgia
Defendant Win
Khamnayev
D. Or.Aug 23, 2024Oregon
Defendant Win
Wedlake
S.D. OhioAug 22, 2024Ohio
Defendant Win
Borodaenko
N.D. Cal.Aug 21, 2024California
Defendant Win
Kaczanowski
E.D. Mich.Aug 20, 2024Michigan
Plaintiff Win
Bowie
N.D. Cal.Aug 16, 2024California
Dismissed
Engstrom
N.D. Ill.Aug 16, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
Kaczanowski
E.D. Mich.Aug 16, 2024Michigan
Plaintiff Win
Naraine
E.D.N.Y.Aug 15, 2024New York
Settlement$9,528 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Drivers Management, LLC
D. Neb.Aug 12, 2024Nebraska
Plaintiff Win$335,682.25 awarded
Johnson v. Northeastern Illinois University
N.D. Ill.Aug 12, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
Russo
N.D. Cal.Aug 9, 2024California
Mixed Result
Alexander
N.D. Okla.Aug 9, 2024Oklahoma
Dismissed
Volfman
S.D.N.Y.Aug 9, 2024New York
Settlement
Pietracatello
D. Or.Aug 8, 2024Oregon
Defendant Win
Picou
E.D. La.Aug 8, 2024Louisiana
Defendant Win
Lau
W.D. La.Aug 7, 2024Louisiana
Dismissed
Golden
S.D.N.Y.Aug 5, 2024New York
Dismissed
Sorensen
D. Conn.Jul 30, 2024Connecticut
Defendant Win
Liberto Dodson v. Lutheran Village at Miller's Grant
D. Md.Jul 30, 2024Maryland
Defendant Win
McKenzie
D. Md.Jul 26, 2024Maryland
Plaintiff Win
Snyder
Unknown CourtJul 19, 2024Ohio

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION – DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION – RETALIATORY DISCHARGE – SUMMARY JUDGMENT: The trial court erred when it granted summary judgment to defendant former employer on plaintiff former employee's disability-discrimination claim because the deposition…

Mixed Result
Lay
M.D. Fla.Jul 19, 2024Florida
Dismissed
McCarthy
D. Mass.Jul 15, 2024Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Eguakun
D. Colo.Jul 15, 2024Colorado
Dismissed
LITMAN
E.D. Pa.Jul 10, 2024Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Wise
N.D. OhioJul 9, 2024Ohio
Defendant Win
Goins
N.D. Cal.Jul 8, 2024California
Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
D. Minn.Jul 8, 2024Minnesota
Defendant Win
Martinez
S.D. Cal.Jul 2, 2024California
Remanded
Washington v. Enterprise Holdings, LLC
N.D. Ill.Jul 1, 2024Illinois
Defendant 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.