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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)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Magneti Marelli of Tennessee, LLC
M.D. Tenn.Feb 26, 2020Tennessee
Plaintiff Win
Sedillo
D. Colo.Feb 20, 2020Colorado
Plaintiff Win$50,000 awarded
Alexander
M.D. Tenn.Feb 14, 2020Tennessee
Mixed Result
Carroll
M.D. Ala.Feb 11, 2020Alabama
Defendant Win
Williams v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated
S.D. Miss.Feb 3, 2020Mississippi
Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Herb Hallman Chevrolet d/b/a Champion Chevrolet
D. Nev.Feb 3, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Matter of Colon (Staffing Solutions Org. LLC--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Jan 30, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Potseluyko
S.D. Tex.Jan 30, 2020Texas
Defendant Win
ADM
S.D. Ill.Jan 29, 2020Illinois
Dismissed
Ford
W.D.N.Y.Jan 28, 2020New York
Defendant Win$10,921.8 at issue
Barrows
D.N.H.Jan 27, 2020New Hampshire
Dismissed
James
D. Del.Jan 23, 2020Delaware
Defendant Win
Fisher
D. Md.Jan 22, 2020Maryland
Defendant Win
Jennifer Garcia v. Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union
W.D. Tex.Jan 22, 2020Texas
Mixed Result
Ramadan
E.D. Va.Jan 17, 2020Virginia
Dismissed
Cover, Jr. v. OSF Healthcare Systems
N.D. Ill.Jan 9, 2020Illinois
Dismissed
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. 1618 CONCEPTS, INC.
M.D.N.C.Jan 7, 2020North Carolina
Mixed Result
De Valentino v. Houston Independent School District
S.D. Tex.Jan 6, 2020Texas
Defendant Win
Dickson
E.D. Mich.Jan 6, 2020Michigan
Mixed Result
Yousefzadeh
D. Minn.Dec 30, 2019Minnesota
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Roark-Whitten Hospitality 2, LP
D.N.M.Dec 30, 2019New Mexico
Plaintiff Win$1,150,760.38 awarded
John Ferreira v. Child and Family Services of Rhode Island
RIDec 17, 2019Rhode Island

The plaintiff, John Ferreira, appealed from the dismissal of his first amended complaint against his former employer, Child and Family Services of Newport County. The plaintiff had asserted claims such as defamation constructive termination discrimination based on disparate treatment, age, and…

Defendant Win
Crigler
E.D. Mich.Dec 10, 2019Michigan
Defendant Win
Adam
N.D. OhioDec 5, 2019Ohio
Plaintiff Win$280,000 awarded
ROBINSON
W.D. Pa.Nov 27, 2019Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Campise
N.D. Ill.Nov 26, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
KAREN E. LOCKER VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVNov 25, 2019
Defendant Win
Cabak, Allan v. JELD-WEN, Inc.
W.D. Wis.Nov 15, 2019Wisconsin
Defendant Win
Davis
S.D. Fla.Nov 5, 2019Florida
Dismissed
Lehmier
Ohio Ct. App.Oct 16, 2019

summary judgment, Civ.R. 56, retaliation, genuine issue of material fact, Civ.R. 15(A), amended complaint

Remanded
Yule
S.D. Fla.Oct 11, 2019Florida
Dismissed
Adams
M.D. Tenn.Oct 1, 2019Tennessee
Mixed Result
Garrick
N.D. Ill.Sep 25, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
O'Kane
E.D.N.Y.Sep 20, 2019New York
Defendant Win
Roseman
E.D. Mich.Sep 17, 2019Michigan
Defendant Win
Bazile
D. Mass.Sep 17, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
CHESNUT
M.D. Ga.Sep 12, 2019Georgia
Dismissed
Silveria
N.D. Cal.Sep 12, 2019California
Defendant Win
Tarshis
Ohio Ct. App.Sep 10, 2019

Trial court did not err when it dismissed appellant's appeal of a letter of determination on reconsideration issued by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.

Defendant Win
Mehic
D. Mass.Sep 6, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Downing
N.D. Ill.Sep 5, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
Frank
W.D.N.Y.Aug 22, 2019New York
Defendant Win
CHRISTINE BERTOLINI VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVAug 20, 2019
Defendant Win
John Doe v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
C.D. Cal.Aug 19, 2019California
Remanded
Tucker
E.D. Mich.Aug 16, 2019Michigan
Defendant Win
Advanced Masonry Associates, LLC v. NLRB
11th CircuitAug 16, 2019Florida
Defendant Win
Diana R Green v. Lansing Automakers Federal Credit Union
Mich. Ct. App.Aug 13, 2019
Mixed Result
Brown
N.D. Ill.Aug 12, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees
D.D.C.Aug 2, 2019District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Hendrickson United States, LLC. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
6th CircuitAug 1, 2019Kentucky
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.