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Retaliation Cases

6,288 employment law court rulings from public federal records (18692026)

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%)

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)

MUTHARD
E.D. Pa.Jun 10, 2025Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Hale
E.D. Tenn.Jun 10, 2025Tennessee
Defendant Win
Stansbury
M.D. Pa.Jun 9, 2025Pennsylvania
Remanded
Matejka
W.D. Wash.Jun 9, 2025Washington
Defendant Win
Rossel
N.D. Tex.Jun 4, 2025Texas
Mixed Result
Adefurin
M.D. Tenn.Jun 3, 2025Tennessee
Defendant Win
SWEDA
E.D. Pa.Jun 3, 2025Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Garten Trucking LC v. NLRB
4th CircuitJun 2, 2025Virginia
Mixed Result
Wallace
E.D.N.Y.Jun 2, 2025New York
Mixed Result
NLRB v. Garten Trucking LC
4th CircuitJun 2, 2025Virginia
Mixed Result
Zarco
D. Kan.Jun 2, 2025Kansas
Mixed Result
Gonzales v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
D. IdahoJun 2, 2025Idaho
Plaintiff Win$460,447.18 awarded
Davis
M.D. Fla.Jun 2, 2025Florida
Dismissed
Kukreja
D. Conn.May 30, 2025Connecticut
Mixed Result
Bunkley
N.D. Ill.May 30, 2025Illinois
Mixed Result
PAGAN
D.N.J.May 30, 2025New Jersey
Dismissed
Ryan
D. Del.May 30, 2025Delaware
Mixed Result
NLRB v. Rafael Ortiz
D.C. CircuitMay 30, 2025California
Plaintiff Win
Bamberger
S.D. Cal.May 30, 2025Puerto Rico
Plaintiff Win$6,274.88 awarded
LOVE
S.D. Ind.May 29, 2025Indiana
Defendant Win
Ahmadi
D. Colo.May 28, 2025Colorado
Dismissed
Wolff
D. Or.May 28, 2025Oregon
Mixed Result
Krstovska
E.D. Mich.May 27, 2025Michigan
Defendant Win
Zimmerman
E.D. Mich.May 26, 2025Michigan
Mixed Result$2,250 awarded
Friederich
D. Kan.May 23, 2025Kansas
Mixed Result
Keobounhom
M.D. Tenn.May 22, 2025Tennessee
Dismissed
Bergman
E.D. Mo.May 22, 2025Missouri
Dismissed
Jones
M.D. Tenn.May 22, 2025Tennessee
Mixed Result
Doe
M.D. Tenn.May 22, 2025Tennessee
Mixed Result
Kanter
D. Neb.May 13, 2025Nebraska
Dismissed
Bruce
S.D. Cal.May 13, 2025California
Defendant Win
Perkins
D. Md.May 12, 2025Maryland
Dismissed
Adams
E.D. La.May 12, 2025Louisiana
Defendant Win
Washington v. PBM Enterprises, Inc
S.D. Tex.May 12, 2025Texas
Mixed Result
Jean-Francois
S.D. Fla.May 12, 2025Florida
Dismissed
Johnson v. Automotive Fleet Enterprises Incorporated
M.D. Fla.May 9, 2025Florida
Dismissed
Shirley
W.D. Wash.May 9, 2025Washington
Defendant Win
Riley
D.N.M.May 9, 2025New Mexico
Plaintiff Win
Shirley
W.D. Wash.May 9, 2025Washington
Mixed Result
Bierman
N.D. OhioMay 9, 2025Ohio
Mixed Result
Sepulveda
W.D. Tex.May 9, 2025Texas
Mixed Result
Kasso
D. Minn.May 9, 2025Minnesota
Mixed Result
Glanville
D. Md.May 9, 2025Maryland
Dismissed
Fitch
D. Md.May 8, 2025Maryland
Defendant Win
Riley
D.N.M.May 8, 2025New Mexico
Plaintiff Win
Eshetu
D. Ariz.May 8, 2025Arizona
Dismissed
Sethunya
D. IdahoMay 8, 2025Idaho
Mixed Result
Libreros
M.D. Fla.May 7, 2025Florida
Mixed Result
Gonzalez Perez v. Universal Chain of Texas LLC
N.D. Tex.May 7, 2025Texas
Defendant Win
COTTON
S.D. Ind.May 7, 2025Indiana
Defendant Win

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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.