Claim Type

Retaliation Cases

6,288 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1869–2026)

6,288

Total Rulings

16%

Plaintiff Win Rate

$979,370

Avg Damages (293 cases)

S.D.N.Y.

Top Court

About Retaliation Claims

Retaliation occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for engaging in legally protected activity, such as filing a discrimination complaint, reporting safety violations, or participating in an investigation. Retaliation is the most commonly filed charge with the EEOC. These cases examine whether a causal connection exists between the protected activity and the adverse employment action.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win

2803 (45%)

Mixed Result

1413 (22%)

Plaintiff Win

1031 (16%)

Dismissed

619 (10%)

Remanded

380 (6%)

Settlement

41 (1%)

Other

1 (0%)

Related Laws

NLRA(509)ADA(61)ADEA(8)Equal Pay Act(3)

Top Employers in Retaliation Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in retaliation rulings.

United States Postal Service

42 retaliation rulings

Union Pacific Railroad Company

42 retaliation rulings

Abbott Laboratories

29 retaliation rulings

New York State Department of Labor

21 retaliation rulings

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

15 retaliation rulings

Court Rulings (6,288)

Decloedt v. Radnet Management

Cal. Ct. App.Jul 7, 2026California

Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

D.D.C.Jul 7, 2026District of Columbia

Hernandez v. Blanche

1st CircuitJul 7, 2026Puerto Rico

Moseley v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

D.D.C.Jul 7, 2026District of Columbia

Lambert v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

D.D.C.Jul 7, 2026District of Columbia

Norman Wang v. University of Pittsburgh

3rd CircuitJul 7, 2026Pennsylvania

Robert Lynn v. Bank of New York Mellon

3rd CircuitJul 6, 2026New Jersey

Lang v. District of Columbia

D.D.C.Jul 6, 2026District of Columbia

Wallace v. San-Kit Cheng

N.Y. App. Div.Jul 2, 2026New York

Brown v. Alphasense, Inc.

D.D.C.Jul 1, 2026District of Columbia

Pietras v. MIP Holdings, Ltd.

N.Y. App. Div.Jul 1, 2026New York

Judson v. Elliott Mgt. Corp.

N.Y. App. Div.Jun 30, 2026New York

Kirven v. Nnphi

D.D.C.Jun 30, 2026District of Columbia

Lopez Collazo v. Ruiz-Feliciano

1st CircuitJun 30, 2026Puerto Rico

Hobson v. Green Finance Authority

D.D.C.Jun 30, 2026District of Columbia

U.S. Supreme CourtJun 29, 2026Maryland

Matter of Charter Communications, LLC v. New York State Div. of Human Rights

N.Y. App. Div.Jun 26, 2026New York

Defendant Win$57,500 at issue

Adrienne Marco v. Kurt Kirkman

Tex. App.—3rd Dist.Jun 26, 2026New York

Griffith v. MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc.

N.Y. App. Div.Jun 24, 2026New York

Russia Brown v. CTA

7th CircuitJun 24, 2026Illinois

Jeffrey Steidle v. United States Liability Insurance Co Inc

3rd CircuitJun 24, 2026Pennsylvania

Brown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.

9th CircuitJun 24, 2026Washington

Don Gordon v. William Heath

4th CircuitJun 24, 2026Maryland

Brown v. Transforming Lives, Inc.

DELSUPERCTJun 24, 2026Delaware

Sara Dobbins v. Brooke L. Rollins

8th CircuitJun 24, 2026Missouri

Starbucks v. NLRB

5th CircuitJun 23, 2026California

Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital

5th CircuitJun 23, 2026Texas

Cocom v. Abm Aviation, Inc.

9th CircuitJun 23, 2026California

Jodi Asay v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc and or New

3rd CircuitJun 18, 2026New Jersey

Voltaire v. Northwell Health, Inc.

N.Y. App. Div.Jun 17, 2026New York

American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Trump

9th CircuitJun 17, 2026California

Roberts-Gregory v. American Association for the Advancement of Science

D.D.C.Jun 16, 2026District of Columbia

Muhammad v. Riverside Healthcare

Ill. App. Ct.Jun 15, 2026Illinois

Jaleelah Hassan Ahmed v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs.

6th CircuitJun 15, 2026Michigan

Mary Ann Moreno, Plaintiff: v. Circle K Stores, Inc. Defendant:

Colo.Jun 15, 2026Colorado

Mary Ann Moreno, Plaintiff: v. Circle K Stores, Inc. Defendant:

Colo.Jun 15, 2026Colorado

Jeter v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

D.D.C.Jun 12, 2026District of Columbia

Lazarus Coal, LLC v. Abram Scott Adkins

Ky. Ct. App.Jun 12, 2026Kentucky

Plaintiff Win$8,000 awarded

Crawford v. Salve Regina University

1st CircuitJun 11, 2026Rhode Island

Matter of Smelyansky v. New York State Off. of Gen. Servs.

N.Y. App. Div.Jun 11, 2026New York

Verduzco v. King County

Wash.Jun 11, 2026Washington

David Stone v. Pima County

ARIZCTAPPJun 11, 2026Arizona

Gorgia v. Dolan

N.Y. App. Div.Jun 10, 2026New York

HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS v. TYROME DORNELL GRANT, SR.

Ga. Ct. App.Jun 10, 2026Georgia

Farah Naz v. Chris Wright

D.C. CircuitJun 9, 2026District of Columbia

Johnson v. Bow Wave LLC

D.D.C.Jun 4, 2026District of Columbia

Baseline Energy Services, LP and Baseline Services LLC v. Billy Tom Martin

Tex. App.—13th Dist.Jun 4, 2026Texas

Koudoukara v. Embassy of Mali

D.D.C.Jun 3, 2026District of Columbia

C.S. v. Brick Recycling Company

NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJun 1, 2026New Jersey

Liberatore, G. v. Isolutions Payments

Pa. Super. Ct.May 29, 2026Pennsylvania

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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.