Claim Type

Harassment Cases

1,040 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1980–2026)

1,040

Total Rulings

16%

Plaintiff Win Rate

150 of 940 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$861,113

Avg Damages Awarded (66 prevailing cases)

N.D. Ill.

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

401 (39%)

Mixed Result

217 (21%)

Dismissed

172 (17%)

Plaintiff Win

150 (14%)

Remanded

94 (9%)

Settlement

6 (1%)

Related Laws

NLRA(14)ADA(8)ADEA(2)OSHA(1)

Top Employers in Harassment Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in harassment rulings.

Amazon.com Services LLC

7 harassment rulings

6 harassment rulings

New York State Department of Labor

6 harassment rulings

Abbott Laboratories

5 harassment rulings

Philadelphia Housing Authority

5 harassment rulings

Court Rulings (1,040)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Safeguard Chemical Corp.

S.D.N.Y.Apr 18, 2001New York

Classroom Teachers of Dallas v. Dallas Independent School District

N.D. Tex.Apr 6, 2001Texas

Daggitt v. United Food And Commercial Workers International Union, Local 304a

8th CircuitApr 4, 2001

Plaintiff Win$33,847.13 awarded

Daggitt v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Local 304A

8th CircuitApr 4, 2001

Plaintiff Win$50,000 awarded

E.D. Pa.Mar 30, 2001Pennsylvania

S.D. OhioMar 20, 2001Ohio

D. Or.Mar 20, 2001Oregon

Stone v. American Federation of Government Employees

N.D. Ill.Mar 6, 2001Illinois

N.D. Tex.Jan 8, 2001Texas

N.D.N.Y.Nov 29, 2000New York

Badralsadat Madani v. Univ. of NE Bd. of

8th CircuitNov 28, 2000

S.D. IowaNov 16, 2000Iowa

D.N.H.Oct 18, 2000New Hampshire

N.D.N.Y.Sep 18, 2000New York

S.D. IowaSep 8, 2000Iowa

Plaintiff Win$25,000 awarded

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Dinuba Medical Clinic, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant

9th CircuitAug 24, 2000California

Plaintiff Win$100,000 awarded

Tex. App.—1st Dist.Jul 20, 2000

Tractn Whsle Ctr Co v. NLRB

D.C. CircuitJun 30, 2000New Jersey

Donna Robinson Phillips v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

8th CircuitJun 26, 2000

OhioJun 21, 2000Ohio

Civil rights—Unlawful discriminatory practices—Establishing violation of R.C. 4112.02(A)—Requirements to establish claim of hostile-environment sexual harassment—R.C. 4112.02(A) protects men as well as women from all forms of sex discrimination in the workplace—Harassing conduct that is simply…

Plaintiff Win$1,648,750 awarded

D.D.C.Jun 13, 2000District of Columbia

Wynn & Wynn, P.C. v. Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination

MASSJun 6, 2000Massachusetts

D. Me.Apr 27, 2000Maine

Vincent Industrial Plastics, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

D.C. CircuitApr 14, 2000

E.D.N.Y.Apr 14, 2000New York

Plaintiff Win$100,000 awarded

E.D.N.Y.Mar 3, 2000New York

E.D. Mo.Feb 10, 2000Missouri

E.D.N.Y.Nov 20, 1999New York

Plaintiff Win$489,172.5 awarded

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

N.D.N.Y.Nov 17, 1999New York

E.D. Pa.Oct 7, 1999Pennsylvania

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

6th CircuitSep 13, 1999Michigan

Nancy C. Cherry v. Champion International Corporation, Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amicus Curiae

4th CircuitJul 27, 1999North Carolina

Smith v. Raleigh District of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church

E.D.N.C.Jul 27, 1999North Carolina

Williams v. HNS Management Co., Inc.

D. Conn.Jun 28, 1999Connecticut

N.D. OhioJun 7, 1999Ohio

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. TruGreen Ltd. Partnership

W.D. Wis.Mar 24, 1999Wisconsin

Susan M. ROSENBERG, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC. and John Wyllys, Defendants, Appellants

1st CircuitFeb 24, 1999Massachusetts

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. World Savings & Loan Ass'n

D. Md.Jan 12, 1999Maryland

INNDDec 30, 1998Indiana

Mixed Result$905,157 awarded

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. TruGreen Limited Partnership

W.D. Wis.Dec 29, 1998Wisconsin

W.D.N.Y.Nov 13, 1998New York

N.D. OhioSep 10, 1998Ohio

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. General Electric Co.

INNDJul 21, 1998Indiana

N.D. OhioJun 26, 1998Ohio

E.D.N.Y.Jun 17, 1998New York

Plaintiff Win$359,920 awarded

N.D. OhioMay 21, 1998Ohio

E.D.N.Y.May 5, 1998New York

Plaintiff Win$60,000 awarded

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Michael Hospital of Franciscan Sisters, Milwaukee, Inc.

E.D. Wis.Mar 31, 1998Wisconsin

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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.