Employment Law Case Briefs
Employment law governs the relationship between employers and employees, covering workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour regulations, labor organizing, and employee benefits. Key statutes include Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, FLSA, and the NLRA.
The cases below include foundational decisions like Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (disparate impact), McDonnell Douglas v. Green (burden-shifting framework), and Burlington Industries v. Ellerth (employer liability for harassment). You will also find cases on at-will employment, whistleblower protections, and collective bargaining.
Each brief follows the standard law-school format to help you master employment law concepts for class, outlines, and exams.
14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett
Adair v. United States
Adkins v. Children's Hospital
Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.
AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls
Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union
Bragdon v. Abbott
Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
Circuit City Stores v. Adams
Clackamas Gastroenterology v. Wells
Coppage v. Kansas
Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville
Desert Palace v. Costa
Dothard v. Rawlinson
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers
EEOC v. Arabian American Oil Co.
EEOC v. Waffle House
Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community Organization
Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Co.
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
First National Maintenance Corp. v. NLRB
Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.
Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
Gross v. FBL Financial Services
Harris v. Forklift Systems
Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins
Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB
Kolstad v. American Dental Association
Lechmere Inc. v. NLRB
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire
Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Muller v. Oregon
National Labor Relations Board v. Mackay Radio & Telegraph
National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab
New Process Steel v. NLRB
NLRB v. Gissel Packing Co.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel
NLRB v. Town & Country Electric
NLRB v. Washington Aluminum Co.
O'Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers
O'Connor v. Ortega
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services
Oubre v. Entergy Operations
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
PGA Tour v. Martin
Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide
Ricci v. DeStefano
Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Association
Smith v. City of Jackson
St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks
Staub v. Proctor Hospital
Steelworkers Trilogy
Sutton v. United Air Lines
Textile Workers Union v. Lincoln Mills
Thompson v. North American Stainless
Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams
United States v. Darby Lumber Co.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar
US Airways v. Barnett
Vance v. Ball State University
Walling v. Portland Terminal Co.
Washington v. Gunther
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
Young v. United Parcel Service