6,138 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)
1189 of 5525 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.
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.
Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.
Common pleas court decision affirming resolution that terminated public school teacher's employment contract affirmed trial court did not abuse its discretion by concluding that teacher improperly asserted herself into a situation that was being handled by two others or by refusing to apply R.C.…
Arising out of and in the course of employment work-related activity negligence theory
WORKERS' COMPENSATION - summary judgment Civ.R. 56 genuine issue of material fact compensable workplace injury arising out of employment unexplained slip or fall neutral origin direct benefit.
School board employees were not entitled to statutory immunity on age discrimination and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims because genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether they acted with malice, in bad faith, wantonly, or recklessly in pursuing disciplinary…
SERB did not abuse its discretion in dismissing relator's ULP complaint for lack of probable cause where the plain language of the expiring CBA permitted either party to declare an impasse in negotiations and proceed to mediation when, after 45 days from the expiration of the CBA, the parties were…
State Human Resources Act, NCGS 126-1 et seq Title 25, Subchapters I and J of NC Administrative Code ALJ required findings of fact and conclusions of law just cause to terminate back pay for procedural violation.
Employee's writ of mandamus denied.
ADA, termination
In a consolidated administrative appeal of an employer's liability and contribution rate determination under Ohio unemployment compensation laws, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting an attorney for the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services ("ODJFS") to offer testimony…
Showing 3,151–3,200 of 6,138 rulings · Page 64 of 123
Explore rulings by type of employment law claim.
Check which employment laws may protect you — free, private, and no sign-up required.
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.