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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)

NORFOLK
W.D. Pa.Aug 1, 2019Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Traylor
W.D. La.Aug 1, 2019Louisiana
Defendant Win
Posada
D.D.C.Jul 29, 2019District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Posada
D. Mass.Jul 29, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Dexter v. Dealogic, LLC
D.D.C.Jul 26, 2019Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Membreno
D. Md.Jul 23, 2019Maryland
Mixed Result
Kaplan
S.D.N.Y.Jul 19, 2019New York
Dismissed
Dacres
Ohio Ct. App.Jul 18, 2019

R.C. 2711.01, arbitration, R.C. 2711.02, stay of trial pending arbitration, economic duress, procedural and substantive unconscionability. The trial court's grant of appellee's motion to stay the proceedings pending arbitration is supported by the record. Appellant has failed to demonstrate the…

Defendant Win
MARRISA TAYLOR-MUNGER VS. COUNTY OF UNION (L-2708-15, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJul 15, 2019New Jersey
Defendant Win
Edgecombe v. Lowes Home Ctrs., L.L.C.
S.D. Fla.Jul 12, 2019Florida
Remanded
Craig
N.D. Ill.Jul 11, 2019Illinois
Dismissed
ADEL MANSOUR VS. BROOKLAKE CLUB CORPORATION, INC., ETC. (L-4008-15, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJul 10, 2019
Plaintiff Win
LEWIS SEAGULL VS. SARAH CHANDLER (L-1403-15, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVMay 2, 2019
Defendant Win
TONIE HARRELL VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVApr 11, 2019
Defendant Win
Lau
Ill. App. Ct.Apr 2, 2019
Mixed Result
Adama Njie v. Stephanie Dorethy
7th CircuitMar 28, 2019
Remanded
Henyard
N.D. Ill.Mar 28, 2019Illinois
Dismissed
Adama Njie v. Stephanie Dorethy
7th CircuitMar 28, 2019
Remanded
Persson
D. Mass.Feb 25, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Doe
Ohio Ct. App.Feb 21, 2019

Motion to compel arbitration contract contractual capacity ratification R.C. 2711.02. The trial court did not err in granting appellees' motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration. The record reflects that a valid and enforceable arbitration agreement existed because it had been ratified by…

Defendant Win
STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF T.P. (FJ-20-0941-16, FJ-20-1040-16, FJ-20-1107-16, FJ-20-0037-17 AND FJ-20-0164-17, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVFeb 6, 2019New Jersey
Defendant Win
Michael Fragada v. United Airlines, Inc.
9th CircuitJan 10, 2019
Defendant Win
SABRINA MEDINA VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVDec 17, 2018New Jersey
Plaintiff Win
Freeman
N.D. Ill.Nov 29, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Coss
N.D. Ill.Nov 21, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
EEOC v. CVS Pharmacy, Incorporated
7th CircuitNov 2, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Colleen Walker v. Ca Employment Development
9th CircuitOct 31, 2018
Defendant Win
Demkovich
N.D. Ill.Sep 30, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Big Lots Stores, Inc.
N.D. W. Va.Sep 27, 2018West Virginia
Plaintiff Win
Sanchez
N.D. Ill.Sep 26, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win$700,000 awarded
Dusman, C. v. Padasak, J., Jr.
Pa. Super. Ct.Sep 24, 2018
Defendant Win
NIKITA CLARKE-HUFF VS. ELIZABETH BOARD OF EDUCATION (L-3264-16, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVSep 11, 2018New Jersey
Defendant Win
EEOC v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
7th CircuitSep 10, 2018
Plaintiff Win
EEOC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
7th CircuitSep 10, 2018
Mixed Result
Bell v. Loyola University Medical Center
N.D. Ill.Aug 23, 2018Illinois
Dismissed
Lehmier
Ohio Ct. App.Aug 22, 2018

summary judgment – gender discrimination – legitimate business reason – pretext – retaliation – judgment based on arguments not asserted

Defendant Win
Rice
E.D.N.Y.Aug 13, 2018New York
Plaintiff Win
Phillips
N.D. Ill.Jul 18, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
Grubbs
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 18, 2018Ohio

CIVIL - summary judgment Civ.R. 56(C) employment discrimination R.C. 4112.02(A) disparate treatment retaliation R.C. 4112.02(I) nondiscriminatory and pretextual reasons for termination

Remanded
Willie Jones v. Heartland Employment Services
7th CircuitMay 11, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Casino Pauma v. NLRB
9th CircuitApr 26, 2018California
Defendant Win
Davis
N.D. Ill.Apr 12, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result$100,000 awarded
Monroe
N.D. Ill.Apr 10, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Adamina McKenzie v. San Joaquin Valley College
9th CircuitMar 23, 2018
Defendant Win
Crum
N.D. Ill.Feb 26, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Tombeno
D. Mass.Jan 9, 2018Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Wittenbrook
Ohio Ct. App.Jan 8, 2018

Single joint employer doctrine retaliatory discharge sexual harassment/hostile work environment jury interrogatories plain error closing arguments

Plaintiff Win$950,001 awarded
Bryant v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Federal CircuitDec 29, 2017
Defendant Win
Price
N.D. Ill.Dec 14, 2017Illinois
Mixed Result
Peppers
N.D. Ill.Dec 12, 2017Illinois
Mixed Result

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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.