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Claim Type

Hostile Work Environment Cases

1,823 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1967–2026)

1,823
Total Rulings
13%
Plaintiff Win Rate
$878,210
Avg Damages (98 cases)
S.D.N.Y.
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
700 (38%)
Mixed Result
546 (30%)
Plaintiff Win
237 (13%)
Dismissed
231 (13%)
Remanded
92 (5%)
Settlement
16 (1%)
Other
1 (0%)

Related Laws

NLRA(28)ADA(22)Equal Pay Act(3)Title VII(1)

Top Employers in Hostile Work Environment Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in hostile work environment rulings.

United States Postal Service
17 hostile work environment rulings
Union Pacific Railroad Company
17 hostile work environment rulings
New York City Department of Education
11 hostile work environment rulings
New York State Department of Labor
10 hostile work environment rulings
American Federation of Government Employees
7 hostile work environment rulings

Court Rulings (1,823)

Watkins
D. Kan.Apr 2, 2021Kansas
Defendant Win
BLAZEVICH
W.D. Pa.Mar 31, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Birchez Associates, LLC
N.D.N.Y.Mar 24, 2021New York
Dismissed
Kaplan
S.D.N.Y.Mar 22, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Hernandez
S.D. Fla.Mar 19, 2021Florida
Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC
S.D. Cal.Mar 19, 2021California
Settlement
Whitfield
D. Nev.Mar 18, 2021Nevada
Dismissed
Adams
W.D. Va.Mar 12, 2021Virginia
Dismissed
EEOC v. Jackson National Life Insurance Company
D. Colo.Mar 11, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Adams-Flores
S.D.N.Y.Mar 10, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Badaiki
S.D. Tex.Mar 10, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Perez
S.D.N.Y.Mar 3, 2021New York
Settlement$12,500 awarded
Tom
S.D. Fla.Mar 1, 2021Florida
Defendant Win
Ortiz
E.D.N.Y.Mar 1, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Ziccarelli
S.D.N.Y.Feb 27, 2021New York
Mixed Result
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 85 v. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
W.D. Pa.Feb 24, 2021Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Hewlette-Bullard
M.D. Pa.Feb 22, 2021Maryland
Defendant Win
Duff
S.D.N.Y.Feb 19, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JBS USA, LLC
D. Colo.Feb 8, 2021Colorado
Mixed Result
Richey
S.D. Cal.Feb 8, 2021California
Settlement
Navarro
N.D. Cal.Feb 8, 2021California
Defendant Win
MacKnight
S.D. OhioFeb 4, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Strong
N.D. Ill.Feb 2, 2021Illinois
Defendant Win
Polee
N.D. Cal.Jan 29, 2021California
Settlement$690,056 awarded
Lerner
D. Nev.Jan 26, 2021Nevada
Dismissed
Mestizo
S.D.N.Y.Jan 22, 2021New York
Dismissed
Jane Doe v. Solera Capital LLC
S.D.N.Y.Jan 20, 2021New York
Dismissed
Badaiki
S.D. Tex.Jan 8, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Nance-Bush
S.D. Tex.Jan 6, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Sonya Denise Patterson v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security and Valerie Scott Insurance
MISSCTAPPJan 5, 2021
Defendant Win
Scull
D. Colo.Dec 16, 2020Colorado
Dismissed
(PS) Reyes v. Kaiser Permanente
E.D. Cal.Dec 15, 2020California
Mixed Result
Brown
E.D. Mo.Dec 15, 2020Missouri
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joe's Old Fashioned Bar-B-Que, Inc.
W.D.N.C.Dec 11, 2020North Carolina
Defendant Win$6,400 at issue
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Georgina's LLC
W.D. Mich.Dec 4, 2020Michigan
Mixed Result
Huddleston
S.D. Miss.Dec 4, 2020Mississippi
Mixed Result
Glass
N.D. OhioDec 4, 2020Ohio
Mixed Result
Troyer
N.D. Cal.Dec 4, 2020California
Dismissed
DOE
E.D. Pa.Dec 3, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Marianne T. O'Toole v. The City of New York
S.D.N.Y.Dec 2, 2020New York
Dismissed
B.Q.
Cal. Ct. App.Dec 2, 2020
Defendant Win
McKinney v. Oakland Unified School District
N.D. Cal.Dec 1, 2020California
Mixed Result
Jackson v. Ceva Logistics
N.D. Cal.Nov 17, 2020California
Defendant Win
Roseman
E.D. Mich.Nov 17, 2020Michigan
Defendant Win
Kelly
E.D.N.Y.Nov 12, 2020New York
Dismissed
Owen
D. Neb.Nov 12, 2020Nebraska
Defendant Win
Alina Manukyan v. KinderCare Education at Work LLC
C.D. Cal.Nov 12, 2020California
Remanded
Cox
M.D. Tenn.Nov 12, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Tuens
N.D. Cal.Nov 9, 2020California
Remanded
Bernstein
S.D.N.Y.Nov 9, 2020New York
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.