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Claim Type

Hostile Work Environment Cases

1,203 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1972–2026)

1,203
Total Rulings
16%
Plaintiff Win Rate

177 of 1120 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$986,768
Avg Damages Awarded (81 prevailing cases)
N.D. Ill.
Top Court

About Hostile Work Environment Claims

A hostile work environment claim requires showing that unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic was severe or pervasive enough to create an abusive working environment. Courts consider the frequency, severity, and nature of the conduct, as well as whether it unreasonably interfered with the employee's work performance. Both the subjective experience and an objective standard are evaluated.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
500 (42%)
Mixed Result
285 (24%)
Plaintiff Win
177 (15%)
Dismissed
158 (13%)
Remanded
75 (6%)
Settlement
8 (1%)

Top Employers in Hostile Work Environment Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in hostile work environment rulings.

Union Pacific Railroad Company
9 hostile work environment rulings
New York State Department of Labor
8 hostile work environment rulings
Walmart, Inc.
5 hostile work environment rulings
United States Postal Service
5 hostile work environment rulings
Abbott Laboratories
5 hostile work environment rulings

Court Rulings (1,203)

Rapuano
D.N.H.Jul 10, 2020New Hampshire
Settlement$14,000,000 awarded
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…

Plaintiff Win
Cody
S.D.N.Y.Jul 6, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Hughley
D. Md.Jun 24, 2020Maryland
Defendant Win
Nance
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 22, 2020Ohio

To establish a wrongful termination in violation of public policy claim, the plaintiff must establish the (1) clarity (2) jeopardy (3) causation (4) and overriding justification elements of the requisite legal test. A plaintiff may establish a gender discrimination claim by demonstrating he or she…

Mixed Result
Rodenbeck
S.D. OhioJun 22, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
JASMIN
D.N.J.Jun 22, 2020New Jersey
Defendant Win
Michael Buhl v. Abbott Laboratories
9th CircuitJun 17, 2020
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joe's Old Fashioned Bar-B-Que, Inc.
W.D.N.C.Jun 12, 2020North Carolina
Mixed Result
PURNELL
E.D. Pa.Jun 12, 2020Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Rashid
C.D. Ill.Jun 8, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Adams
W.D. Tenn.Jun 5, 2020Tennessee
Mixed Result
Tulczynska
S.D.N.Y.Jun 1, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Bosarge
S.D. Ala.May 29, 2020Alabama
Defendant Win
Phillips
M.D. Fla.May 26, 2020Florida
Dismissed
Miranda
E.D.N.Y.May 21, 2020New York
Dismissed
Pardovani
S.D.N.Y.May 20, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Cabrera
D. Nev.May 19, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Jones
S.D.N.Y.May 18, 2020New York
Remanded
Palmer v. W&T Travel Services, LLC
D. Md.May 13, 2020Maryland
Mixed Result
Chidume
S.D.N.Y.May 4, 2020New York
Mixed Result
HENDERSON v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICES
D.N.J.Apr 27, 2020New Jersey
Defendant Win
Stiner
D. Haw.Apr 23, 2020Hawaii
Dismissed
STOVALL
D.N.J.Apr 22, 2020New Jersey
Defendant Win
Khwaja
S.D.N.Y.Apr 21, 2020New York
Dismissed
Warmington
D. Minn.Apr 21, 2020Minnesota
Defendant Win
Limes
D. Md.Apr 20, 2020Maryland
Mixed Result
Smith v. Potomac Electric Power Company
D. Md.Apr 17, 2020Maryland
Mixed Result
Oliver
N.D.N.Y.Apr 13, 2020New York
Defendant Win
McHenry
D. Nev.Apr 10, 2020Nevada
Mixed Result
Carlentine
D. Neb.Apr 10, 2020Nebraska
Dismissed
Fleming
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 9, 2020Ohio

Civ.R. 12(B)(6), motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. 623, and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794. The trial court properly granted defendants-appellees' motion to dismiss the federal discrimination claims…

Defendant Win
Bowman
E.D. Cal.Apr 6, 2020California
Defendant Win
Bonson
M.D. Pa.Apr 1, 2020Pennsylvania
Remanded
Tapley
D. Or.Mar 25, 2020Oregon
Defendant Win
Welch
N.D. Miss.Mar 25, 2020Mississippi
Dismissed
Hayes
D.S.C.Mar 23, 2020South Carolina
Mixed Result
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ecology Services, Inc.
D. Md.Mar 19, 2020Maryland
Mixed Result
Adams
N.D. Ala.Mar 18, 2020Alabama
Dismissed
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dolgencorp, LLC
D. Md.Mar 18, 2020Maryland
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Roark-Whitten Hospitality 2, LP
D.N.M.Mar 17, 2020New Mexico
Defendant Win
Sorah
S.D. OhioMar 16, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
MacBagito
D. Md.Mar 10, 2020Maryland
Defendant Win
Hatcher
E.D. Mich.Mar 6, 2020Michigan
Dismissed
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Health Programs of America, Inc
E.D.N.Y.Mar 6, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win$1,428,000 awarded
Rude
D.N.D.Mar 5, 2020North Dakota
Dismissed
Crane
E.D. Cal.Mar 4, 2020California
Dismissed
Manuel Franco v. Central Transport LLC
C.D. Cal.Mar 2, 2020California
Defendant Win
Kenan
W.D.N.C.Mar 2, 2020North Carolina
Mixed Result
CAREN KERN VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVFeb 28, 2020
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.