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Retaliation Cases

3,992 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)

3,992
Total Rulings
19%
Plaintiff Win Rate

689 of 3680 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$1,019,496
Avg Damages Awarded (213 prevailing cases)
D.C. Circuit
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
1889 (47%)
Plaintiff Win
689 (17%)
Mixed Result
652 (16%)
Dismissed
450 (11%)
Remanded
274 (7%)
Settlement
38 (1%)

Top Employers in Retaliation Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in retaliation rulings.

Union Pacific Railroad Company
32 retaliation rulings
United States Postal Service
22 retaliation rulings
Abbott Laboratories
22 retaliation rulings
New York State Department of Labor
17 retaliation rulings
Amazon.com Services LLC
10 retaliation rulings

Court Rulings (3,992)

Grant
E.D. La.Sep 17, 2024Louisiana
Defendant Win
Poplar
E.D. Mich.Sep 17, 2024Michigan
Plaintiff Win$800,000 awarded
NLRB v. United Scrap Metal PA LLC
3rd CircuitSep 16, 2024Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Wirth
D. Mass.Sep 13, 2024Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Kryzhanovskiy
E.D. Cal.Sep 13, 2024California
Settlement$3,000,000 awarded
Philips
E.D.N.C.Sep 12, 2024North Carolina
Defendant Win
Moore
E.D. Cal.Sep 12, 2024California
Remanded
PAN
E.D. Pa.Sep 11, 2024Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Rosas
E.D.N.Y.Sep 10, 2024New York
Plaintiff Win$209,945.31 awarded
Gawlik
N.D. Ill.Sep 10, 2024Illinois
Mixed Result
Guzman
E.D.N.Y.Sep 10, 2024New York
Remanded
Etheridge
N.D. Ill.Sep 10, 2024Illinois
Dismissed
FAIRCHILD
E.D. Pa.Sep 9, 2024Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Johnson v. Keaty Real Estate Property Management L L C
W.D. La.Sep 6, 2024Louisiana
Defendant Win
Karimpour
D. Mass.Sep 5, 2024Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Schuler
W.D. Mich.Sep 4, 2024Michigan
Defendant Win
Mitchell v. Ascension Via Christi Hospital St Teresa, Inc.
D. Kan.Aug 30, 2024Kansas
Defendant Win
Harker
S.D.N.Y.Aug 29, 2024New York
Defendant Win
Jean
S.D. Fla.Aug 27, 2024Florida
Defendant Win
David B. Aleman v. Airgas USA, LLC
C.D. Cal.Aug 26, 2024California
Remanded
ZHANG
M.D. Ga.Aug 26, 2024Georgia
Defendant Win
Matthews
D. Or.Aug 26, 2024Oregon
Defendant Win
Mattern
E.D.N.Y.Aug 26, 2024New York
Mixed Result
Jones
N.D. Ala.Aug 26, 2024Alabama
Defendant Win
Woods
D. Kan.Aug 26, 2024Kansas
Defendant Win
Ellis
S.D. Miss.Aug 23, 2024Mississippi
Mixed Result
Khamnayev
D. Or.Aug 23, 2024Oregon
Defendant Win
Bass
S.D. Ill.Aug 22, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
Burton
N.D. Ill.Aug 21, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
Kaczanowski
E.D. Mich.Aug 20, 2024Michigan
Plaintiff Win
Austin Lopez v. Amazon.com Services LLC
C.D. Cal.Aug 19, 2024California
Remanded
Brandon Alexander v. Wayfair, LLC
C.D. Cal.Aug 19, 2024California
Remanded
Rodriguez
W.D.N.Y.Aug 19, 2024New York
Mixed Result
Burgos
N.D. Cal.Aug 16, 2024California
Defendant Win
Bowie
N.D. Cal.Aug 16, 2024California
Dismissed
Kaczanowski
E.D. Mich.Aug 16, 2024Michigan
Plaintiff Win
Bala
D. Or.Aug 12, 2024Oregon
Plaintiff Win$4,050,000 awarded
Gibbons
S.D. Miss.Aug 9, 2024Mississippi
Defendant Win
Alexander
N.D. Okla.Aug 9, 2024Oklahoma
Dismissed
Sorensen
D. Conn.Jul 30, 2024Connecticut
Defendant Win
Rinehart
M.D. Fla.Jul 29, 2024Florida
Mixed Result
MICHAILIDOU
D. Me.Jul 26, 2024Maine
Mixed Result
Tourangeau
1st CircuitJul 25, 2024Maine
Defendant Win
Shortey
D. Kan.Jul 25, 2024Kansas
Dismissed
Tirado
S.D. Fla.Jul 24, 2024Florida
Defendant Win
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local v. NLRB
7th CircuitJul 23, 2024Illinois
Mixed Result
NLRB v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local
7th CircuitJul 23, 2024Illinois
Mixed Result
Snyder
Unknown CourtJul 19, 2024Ohio

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION – DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION – RETALIATORY DISCHARGE – SUMMARY JUDGMENT: The trial court erred when it granted summary judgment to defendant former employer on plaintiff former employee's disability-discrimination claim because the deposition…

Mixed Result
Lay
M.D. Fla.Jul 19, 2024Florida
Dismissed
Su
E.D.N.Y.Jul 19, 2024New York
Plaintiff 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.