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Wrongful Termination, in numbers
Wrongful termination, explained with real numbers.
Every figure sourced and dated. Updated 2026-09-01.
Typical settled wrongful-termination payouts run $40,000 to $75,000; the EEOC-data median for individual discrimination settlements is $30,000 to $50,000. Cases typically take 18 to 36 months.
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Most US employment is at-will; a firing is only legally wrongful when it crosses a protected line: discrimination, retaliation, contract breach, or refusing something illegal. That definition question is the whole case, and we walk it in what actually qualifies. For the 1% to 2% of cases that reach trial, jury awards often exceed $200,000.
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$30,000 to $50,000: EEOC data via Vasquez Law 2026: median individual discrimination settlement (published estimate, retrieved 2026-09-01).
18 to 36 months: Feher Law 2026: typical case, filing to resolution (published estimate, retrieved 2026-09-01).
1% to 2%: Feher Law 2026: share of EEOC cases reaching trial (published estimate, retrieved 2026-09-01).
$200,000: Feher Law 2026: jury awards at trial often exceed this (published estimate, retrieved 2026-09-01).
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