7,250 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1863–2026)
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.
Arbitration Agreement waiver scope. Trial court properly found that the parties' dispute was not governed by arbitration plaintiff's claims existed independently of the employment relationship and her R.C. Chapter 4112-based claims were not subject to arbitration due to lack of sufficient evidence of assent and/or waiver.
Civ.R. 56(C), employment discrimination. Plaintiff, a former employee of defendant, filed an action asserting that defendant was liable to her for employment discrimination based upon her race, age, and gender. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that plaintiff cannot prove that her position was filled by a member outside the protected class or that her position was filled by a similarly situated probationary employee who engaged in the same conduct was treated more favorably than she was under similar circumstances. The court granted defendant's motion, finding that plaintiff had not presented any evidence that defendant treated her less favorably than similarly situated probationary employees and, thus, could not establish her prima facie case.
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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.