See a recurring theme in that jurisdiction column?
The following graphs and statistics highlight selected employment law claims throughout
the United States that went to trial or settled between July and September 2014.
TYPE OF CLAIM
Discrimination & Harassment (total)
|
EMPLOYEE WINS
45%
|
MEDIAN WIN
$152,500
|
CASES REPORTED
71
|
Age Discrimination
|
17%
|
$900,000
|
6
|
Disability Discrimination
|
44%
|
$105,000
|
25
|
Race/National Origin Discrimination
|
50%
|
$1,100,000
|
12
|
Religion Discrimination
|
33%
|
$507,913
|
3
|
Sex Discrimination
|
54%
|
$40,000
|
13
|
Sexual Harassment
|
50%
|
$127,500
|
12
|
Pay & Overtime
|
76%
|
$1,673,969
|
42
|
Retaliation & Whistle-blowers
|
41%
|
$100,000
|
22
|
Overall Statistics (All Categories)
|
54%
|
$475,000
|
136
|
AGE DISCRIMINATION
|
RESULT
|
AMOUNT
|
JURISDICTION
|
EEOC v. DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse)
|
Settlement
|
900,000
|
Illinois
|
Johns v. Lew (IRS)
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Kebriaiy v. Union Bank
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Doe v. The Boeing Company
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Dunn v. Trustees of Boston College
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Massachusetts
|
Delaney v. Bank of America
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
New York
|
PAY & OVERTIME
|
RESULT
|
AMOUNT
|
JURISDICTION
|
Gravina v. City of Los Angeles
|
Settlement
|
26,000,000
|
California
|
Wilson v. Walgreen
|
Settlement
|
23,000,000
|
California
|
Wallace v. Countrywide Home Loans
|
Settlement
|
10,500,000
|
California
|
Shephard v. Lowe's
|
Settlement
|
6,500,000
|
California
|
US DOJ v. LinkedIn
|
Settlement
|
5,855,841
|
California
|
Prizler v. AT&T Mobility Services
|
Settlement
|
5,000,000
|
California
|
Gonzalez v. Universal Alloy
|
Settlement
|
4,750,000
|
California
|
US DOJ v. Shell Oil
|
Settlement
|
4,470,764
|
Texas
|
Vaca v. Tin (Temple-Inland), Int'l Paper
|
Settlement
|
2,875,000
|
California
|
De La Torre v. Johnson Controls
|
Settlement
|
2,800,000
|
California
|
Maraventano v. Nordstrom
|
Settlement
|
2,700,000
|
California
|
Silvestro v. NLP
|
Bench
|
2,192,000
|
California
|
Rangel v. Fedex Ground Package System
|
Settlement
|
2,100,000
|
California
|
Alejandro v. Air Express International
|
Settlement
|
1,750,000
|
California
|
Cruz v. Sky Chefs
|
Settlement
|
1,750,000
|
California
|
Connolly v. Weight Watchers
|
Settlement
|
1,687,500
|
California
|
US DOJ v. B & D Contracting
|
Settlement
|
1,660,438
|
Louisiana
|
Bell v. Delta Air Lines
|
Settlement
|
1,415,444
|
California
|
Thio v. Genji
|
Settlement
|
1,250,000
|
California
|
Mansfield v. Southwest Airlines
|
Settlement
|
1,000,000
|
California
|
Christensen v. Hillyard
|
Settlement
|
750,000
|
California
|
Banos v. Mohammedi (Southland Construction)
|
Settlement
|
648,929
|
California
|
Harris (US DOL) v. Rama Food Mfg
|
Settlement
|
195,400
|
California
|
Harris (US DOL) v. Interior Magic of CA
|
Settlement
|
180,521
|
California
|
Perez (US DOL) v. Demko (Fashion Graphics)
|
Settlement
|
171,000
|
California
|
Cappuccio v. Pepperdine University
|
Verdict
|
120,000
|
California
|
Perez (US DOL) v. Alkanan
|
Settlement
|
77,000
|
California
|
Green v. Lawrence Service Company
|
Bench
|
60,000
|
California
|
Alam v. Hawks International Security
|
Bench
|
56,581
|
California
|
Heredia v. Fu-Gen
|
Verdict
|
21,015
|
California
|
Williamson v. Geisler (GS Entertainment)
|
Settlement
|
18,450
|
California
|
Villa-Estrada v. Priority Building Services
|
Settlement
|
17,500
|
California
|
Chaplin v. Provident Savings Bank
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Rau v. Mission Ranch Primary Care
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Shahmerzaian v. Acad. for Salon Professionals
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Lopez v. Lucky Chances
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Rhea v. General Atomics
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Araquistain v. Pacific Gas & Electric
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Mireles v. Paragon Systems
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Debham v. FedEx Home Delivery
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Massachusetts
|
RETALIATION
|
RESULT
|
AMOUNT
|
JURISDICTION
|
Hager v. County of Los Angeles
|
Verdict
|
2,500,000
|
California
|
Avila v. Los Angeles Police Department
|
Verdict
|
629,400
|
California
|
Bedford v. City of Los Angeles
|
Settlement
|
500,000
|
California
|
Stone v. County of Lassen
|
Settlement
|
350,000
|
California
|
EEOC v. Goodwill Industries
|
Settlement
|
100,000
|
Oklahoma
|
Montana v. City of Oakland
|
Settlement
|
96,000
|
California
|
EEOC v. Bertolini
|
Settlement
|
92,500
|
Tennessee
|
EEOC v. Turner Machine Company
|
Settlement
|
80,000
|
Tennessee
|
EEOC v. Cardiac Science
|
Settlement
|
50,000
|
Wisconsin
|
Peter-Palican v. Gov't of N. Mariana Islands
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
CNMI
|
Nielsen v. AECOM Technology
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
New York
|
Cox v. Onondaga County Sheriff's Department
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
New York
|
Nielsen v. AECOM Technology
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
New York
|
Liu v. Siemens
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
New York
|
University of Houston v. Casey
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Texas
|
Price v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Texas
|
Brewer v. College of the Mainland
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Texas
|
Valdez v. Recon Services
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Texas
|
Claxton v. County of Orange
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
Thulin v. Gateway Unified School District
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
Munson v. Splice Communications
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
Alldridge v. Behavioral Health Services
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
SEX DISCRIMINATION
|
RESULT
|
AMOUNT
|
JURISDICTION
|
Kuwahara v. Asahi Gakuen
|
Verdict
|
1,300,000
|
California
|
US DOJ v. Great Plains Coca-Cola
Bottling Co.
|
Settlement
|
475,000
|
Oklahoma
|
EEOC v. Royal Tire
|
Settlement
|
182,500
|
Minnesota
|
EEOC v. V&B (Merry Maids)
|
Settlement
|
40,000
|
Wisconsin
|
EEOC v. Triple T Foods
|
Settlement
|
30,000
|
Arkansas
|
EEOC v. Kevin & J Company
|
Settlement
|
15,000
|
Tennessee
|
EEOC v. Lee's Food (Food Rite)
|
Settlement
|
10,500
|
Virginia
|
Fromson v. Georgia Pacific
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Knitter v. Corvias Military Living
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Kansas
|
EEOC v. Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J.
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
New York
|
Clark v. Cache Valley Electric
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Utah
|
Vallin v. ESP Computer Services
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
Daniels v. State of CA Dept. of Corrections
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
|
RESULT
|
AMOUNT
|
JURISDICTION
|
Davies v. Kiewit Pacific Company
|
Settlement
|
1,000,001
|
California
|
Andrade v. PF Chang's Bistro
|
Settlement
|
931,200
|
California
|
EEOC v. JEC Enterprises (McDonald's)
|
Settlement
|
200,000
|
New Mexico
|
EEOC v. Superior Electric
|
Settlement
|
55,000
|
Wyoming
|
EEOC v. CSK Auto (O'Reilly Auto Parts)
|
Settlement
|
35,000
|
Illinois
|
EEOC v. Sal's Mexican Restaurant
|
Settlement
|
15,000
|
California
|
Klein v. Walt Disney
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Patterson v. Domino's Pizza
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Muhammad v. Caterpillar
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Illinois
|
Brewer v. College of the Mainland
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Texas
|
Wherry v. Award (Century 21 Award)
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
Sweet v. Russell Construction
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
|
RESULT
|
AMOUNT
|
JURISDICTION
|
Atkins v. City of Los Angeles
|
Verdict
|
12,304,368
|
California
|
Jordan v. City of Long Beach
|
Verdict
|
1,168,165
|
California
|
Ko v. Square Group (The Square Supermarket)
|
Verdict
|
723,646
|
California
|
EEOC v. Walgreen
|
Settlement
|
180,000
|
California
|
Izaguirre v. Int'l Coffee & Tea (The Coffee
Bean)
|
Verdict
|
125,000
|
California
|
Lacy v. San Francisco Zoological Society
|
Settlement
|
105,000
|
California
|
EEOC v. Genesis HealthCare
|
Settlement
|
75,000
|
New Jersey
|
EEOC v. MPW Industrial Services
|
Settlement
|
37,500
|
Pennsylvania
|
EEOC v. SunBridge Regency-North Carolina
|
Settlement
|
35,000
|
North Carolina
|
EEOC v. Famous Chicken (Popeye's)
|
Settlement
|
25,000
|
Texas
|
EEOC v. RockTenn (Smurfit-Stone)
|
Settlement
|
20,000
|
South Carolina
|
Mendoza v. Roman Catholic Archibishop of LA
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
De La Cruz v. El Pollo Loco
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Rollins v. Community Hospital of San Bernardino
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Ramirez v. Reeve-Woods Eye Center
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Shamir v. SCCA (Saks Fifth Avenue)
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Smith v. Time Warner Cable
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
California
|
Ortiz v. Board of Education
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Illinois
|
Vazquez-Rivera v. Figueroa
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Puerto Rico
|
Collazo-Rosado v. University of Puerto Rico
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Puerto Rico
|
Martins v. Rhode Island Hospital
|
Bench
|
Defense
|
Rhode Island
|
Young v. Service Employee Intl. Union Local 1000
|
Settlement
|
Defense
|
California
|
Martinez v. TJS Enterprises
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
McKnight v. City of Santa Monica
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
Kao v. The University of San Francisco
|
Verdict
|
Defense
|
California
|
Source: LawRoom.com, gated.
