Wrongful Termination Cases
3,027 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)
731 of 2671 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.
About Wrongful Termination Claims
Wrongful termination claims arise when an employee is fired in violation of federal or state law, public policy, or an employment contract. While most employment is at-will, employers cannot terminate employees for illegal reasons such as discrimination, retaliation, or exercising legal rights. These cases examine whether the stated reason for termination was pretextual.
Case Outcomes
Top Employers in Wrongful Termination Cases
Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.
Court Rulings (3,027)
summary judgment – R.C. 4112.02(I) – retaliation – but-for cause – ineffective assistance of counsel in civil case
attorney's fees, State employee grievance
summary judgment, at-will employment, promissory estoppel, governmental function, implied contract, specific representation, discharge in violation of public policy, civil service, loss of consortium
Summary judgment res judicata federal court R.C. 4112.02 statute of limitations retaliation breach of contract R.C. 4117.02 State Employee Relations Board. Trial court properly awarded transit authority and union summary judgment where plaintiff's discrimination claims were previously rejected in…
The common pleas court improperly vacated a school board's decision to terminate a teacher's contract because it applied the wrong standard for "good and just cause" in an R.C. 3319.16 termination proceeding, failed to give deference to the referee's credibility determinations, and impermissibly…
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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.