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)

D.S.C.Oct 11, 2024South Carolina

5th CircuitOct 10, 2024

N.D. Tex.Oct 10, 2024Nevada

Shianne Hollander v. McGriff Insurance Services, LLC

C.D. Cal.Oct 10, 2024California

S.D.N.Y.Oct 10, 2024New York

S.D. Cal.Oct 9, 2024California

Miguel Hernandez v. Roosters Relics

C.D. Cal.Oct 9, 2024California

Juan Valencia v. C. A. Schroeder, Inc.

C.D. Cal.Oct 9, 2024California

W.D.N.Y.Oct 8, 2024New York

N.D. Ill.Oct 8, 2024Kentucky

Michael Harrison v. El Cabrito

C.D. Cal.Oct 8, 2024California

M.D. Fla.Oct 7, 2024Florida

N.D. Ala.Oct 7, 2024Alabama

D. Conn.Oct 4, 2024Connecticut

Canaii, Jr. v. Government of the Virgin Islands , Albert Bryan

VIDOct 4, 2024U.S. Virgin Islands

E.D. La.Oct 4, 2024Louisiana

E.D. Cal.Oct 3, 2024California

Mayahua Cuahua v. Living Thai Corp

S.D.N.Y.Oct 3, 2024New York

E.D. Cal.Oct 2, 2024California

M.D. Fla.Oct 2, 2024Florida

S.D.N.Y.Oct 2, 2024Massachusetts

E.D. Mich.Oct 2, 2024Michigan

M.D. Fla.Oct 2, 2024Florida

Jackson v. Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority

D.S.C.Oct 1, 2024South Carolina

Maria Garcia v. Jose Francisco Castro Jr.

C.D. Cal.Oct 1, 2024California

S.D.N.Y.Oct 1, 2024Massachusetts

D. Ariz.Oct 1, 2024Indiana

Alvaro Orosco v. Matthew Yarbrough

C.D. Cal.Oct 1, 2024Indiana

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mariscos El Puerto, Inc.

D. Nev.Oct 1, 2024Nevada

S.D. Fla.Sep 30, 2024Florida

W.D. Pa.Sep 30, 2024Pennsylvania

D. Or.Sep 30, 2024Oregon

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mariscos El Puerto, Inc.

D. Nev.Sep 30, 2024Nevada

W.D. Okla.Sep 30, 2024Oklahoma

D. Colo.Sep 30, 2024Kansas

D. Colo.Sep 30, 2024Colorado

D. Or.Sep 30, 2024Oregon

W.D. Pa.Sep 30, 2024Pennsylvania

Palmer v. State of Maryland

D. Md.Sep 30, 2024Maryland

Guerrero-Tabares

S.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2024New York

E.D. Cal.Sep 30, 2024Indiana

E.D. La.Sep 30, 2024Louisiana

Vyron Leary v. Amazon.com Services, LLC

C.D. Cal.Sep 30, 2024California

D. Ariz.Sep 30, 2024Arizona

S.D. OhioSep 30, 2024Ohio

Marciniak-Domingues Goncalves Agra v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

S.D.N.Y.Sep 29, 2024Massachusetts

N.D.N.Y.Sep 27, 2024Louisiana

Johnson v. Nestle' USA

N.D. Ill.Sep 27, 2024Kentucky

N.D. Ga.Sep 26, 2024Georgia

D.N.M.Sep 26, 2024New Mexico

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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.