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Harassment Cases

1,643 employment law court rulings from public federal records (19772026)

1,643
Total Rulings
14%
Plaintiff Win Rate
$4,631,893
Avg Damages (98 cases)
E.D.N.Y.
Top Court

About Harassment Claims

Workplace harassment involves unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic that creates a hostile or intimidating work environment. To be actionable, harassment must be sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of employment. Employers may be liable for harassment by supervisors, coworkers, or even non-employees in certain circumstances.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
597 (36%)
Mixed Result
457 (28%)
Dismissed
236 (14%)
Plaintiff Win
223 (14%)
Remanded
110 (7%)
Settlement
20 (1%)

Top Employers in Harassment Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in harassment rulings.

United States Postal Service
13 harassment rulings
New York State Department of Labor
8 harassment rulings
Union Pacific Railroad Company
7 harassment rulings
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
6 harassment rulings
JBS USA, LLC
6 harassment rulings

Court Rulings (1,643)

CANADA
E.D. Pa.Aug 3, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Lupardus
S.D. W. Va.Jul 28, 2020West Virginia
Dismissed
Joseph Caimona v. Ohio Civil Service Employees
6th CircuitJul 27, 2020
Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC
S.D. Cal.Jul 21, 2020California
Defendant Win
THOMAS
W.D. Pa.Jul 20, 2020Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Rattray
S.D.N.Y.Jul 16, 2020New York
Dismissed
Wubben
D.S.D.Jul 15, 2020South Dakota
Defendant Win
Crider
Ohio Ct. App.Jul 9, 2020

Arbitration Agreement waiver scope. Trial court properly found that the parties' dispute was not governed by arbitration plaintiff's claims existed independently of the employment relationship and her R.C. Chapter 4112-based claims were not subject to arbitration due to lack of sufficient evidence of assent and/or waiver.

Plaintiff Win
Babot
N.D. Cal.Jul 8, 2020California
Mixed Result
Scott
D. Md.Jul 8, 2020Maryland
Dismissed
Want
D. Md.Jul 6, 2020Maryland
Dismissed
MASON v. LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
W.D. Pa.Jun 30, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Ochieno
D.N.M.Jun 24, 2020New Mexico
Dismissed
LISA ALLEN VS. QUALCARE ALLIANCE NETWORKS, INC. (L-0527-17, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJun 22, 2020
Defendant Win
Porteous
D. Nev.Jun 12, 2020Nevada
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joe's Old Fashioned Bar-B-Que, Inc.
W.D.N.C.Jun 12, 2020North Carolina
Mixed Result
Hooge
M.D. La.Jun 9, 2020Louisiana
Defendant Win
Adams
W.D. Tenn.Jun 5, 2020Tennessee
Mixed Result
Winn
D. Kan.Jun 2, 2020Kansas
Dismissed
Hawthorne
N.D. Ala.May 29, 2020Alabama
Mixed Result
Wright
S.D. W. Va.May 27, 2020West Virginia
Dismissed
Yadav
W.D. Tex.May 26, 2020Texas
Dismissed
K.U. VS. E.M. (FV-20-1359-19, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVMay 26, 2020
Defendant Win
Gonzalez
S.D. Cal.May 21, 2020California
Defendant Win
Hamada
D.S.C.May 20, 2020South Carolina
Defendant Win
Brown
E.D. Mich.May 19, 2020Michigan
Defendant Win
BONILLA
E.D. Pa.May 19, 2020Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Cabrera
D. Nev.May 19, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Frazier
D. Kan.May 18, 2020Kansas
Mixed Result
GURBIR S. GREWAL VS. WILLIAM AND OTHILIA GREDA (L-3414-16, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVMay 13, 2020
Plaintiff Win
Palmer v. W&T Travel Services, LLC
D. Md.May 13, 2020Maryland
Mixed Result
Arakji
N.D. Cal.May 12, 2020California
Mixed Result
Galeotti
Cal. Ct. App.May 6, 2020
Plaintiff Win
Straw
S.D.N.Y.May 1, 2020New York
Dismissed
HENDERSON v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICES
D.N.J.Apr 27, 2020New Jersey
Defendant Win
Burwell
D. Nev.Apr 24, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Hardiman
N.D. Ill.Apr 22, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
Smith v. Potomac Electric Power Company
D. Md.Apr 17, 2020Maryland
Plaintiff Win
BROWN
E.D. Pa.Apr 17, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
McHenry
D. Nev.Apr 10, 2020Nevada
Mixed Result
Carlentine
D. Neb.Apr 10, 2020Nebraska
Dismissed
DeCoursey
D. Kan.Apr 9, 2020Kansas
Dismissed
Schwarz
N.C. Ct. App.Apr 7, 2020

Wrongful discharge based on public policy of reporting adultery libel claims against co-workers tortious interference with contract summary judgment procedure

Defendant Win
Bowman
E.D. Cal.Apr 6, 2020California
Dismissed
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Norval Electric Cooperative, Inc.
D. Mont.Apr 2, 2020Montana
Mixed Result
Adams
D.S.C.Mar 31, 2020South Carolina
Mixed Result
Cooper
D. Nev.Mar 27, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Plains Pipeline, L.P.
D.N.M.Mar 25, 2020New Mexico
Remanded
Welch
N.D. Miss.Mar 25, 2020Mississippi
Dismissed
Gamble
N.D. Ill.Mar 25, 2020Illinois
Settlement$300,000,000 awarded

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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.