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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)

Owens
INNDSep 28, 2022Indiana
Defendant Win
Skinner
N.D. Cal.Sep 28, 2022California
Mixed Result
Henvill
S.D.N.Y.Sep 26, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Rosa
E.D. Mo.Sep 23, 2022Missouri
Defendant Win
United States Department of Labor v. Paccar, Inc. d/b/a Peterbilt Motors Company
E.D. Tex.Sep 22, 2022Texas
Defendant Win
Shannon
D. Colo.Sep 21, 2022Colorado
Defendant Win
Wooley
D. Colo.Sep 21, 2022Colorado
Mixed Result
Garg
M.D. Tenn.Sep 20, 2022Tennessee
Mixed Result
Malloy v. Superior Court
Cal. Ct. App.Sep 19, 2022California
Plaintiff Win
Walley
D. Del.Sep 16, 2022Delaware
Dismissed
Canada
3rd CircuitSep 15, 2022Pennsylvania
Remanded
Franey
N.D. Cal.Sep 15, 2022California
Plaintiff Win
MOSKOWITZ
E.D. Pa.Sep 13, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Schrader
D. Nev.Sep 13, 2022Nevada
Mixed Result
Jacinta Downing v. Abbott Laboratories
7th CircuitSep 12, 2022
Defendant Win
Maestas
D. Colo.Sep 12, 2022Colorado
Remanded
Adams
S.D. Tex.Sep 12, 2022Texas
Mixed Result
Chen
E.D.N.Y.Sep 9, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win$156,845.01 awarded
Picard
E.D. Mich.Sep 9, 2022Michigan
Defendant Win
De Figueroa v. New York State, State University of New York at Stony Brook
E.D.N.Y.Sep 8, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Garnett
N.D. OhioSep 8, 2022Ohio
Defendant Win
CARLSON
E.D. Pa.Sep 8, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Finley
Ohio Ct. App.Sep 1, 2022Ohio

The Court of Claims of Ohio did not err in determining Ohio's savings statute, R.C. 2305.19, and Civ.R. 15(C) did not apply to save the plaintiff-appellant's R.C. 4112.02 employment discrimination claims and, as a result, granting summary judgment to defendant-appellee, Miami University, due to the…

Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Outokumpu Stainless Steel USA, LLC
S.D. Ala.Sep 1, 2022Alabama
Plaintiff Win
King
N.D. Cal.Aug 31, 2022California
Mixed Result
Cattoche
N.D. Cal.Aug 26, 2022California
Defendant Win
BOSLEY
E.D. Pa.Aug 26, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Crowe
M.D. Tenn.Aug 23, 2022Tennessee
Dismissed
KNIGHT
D.N.J.Aug 23, 2022New Jersey
Defendant Win
Benford
E.D. Mo.Aug 23, 2022Missouri
Dismissed
COLEMAN
E.D. Pa.Aug 23, 2022Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Dopp
S.D. Cal.Aug 22, 2022California
Remanded
Hale
D. Nev.Aug 18, 2022Nevada
Dismissed
WILLIAMS v. PIEDMONT AIRLINES INC.
E.D. Pa.Aug 18, 2022Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Cooper
M.D. Pa.Aug 16, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Mehretu
D. Nev.Aug 12, 2022Nevada
Defendant Win
Evans
INNDAug 11, 2022Indiana
Dismissed
KELLY
E.D. Pa.Aug 11, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, The
M.D. Tenn.Aug 9, 2022Tennessee
Mixed Result
Valdez
D. Ariz.Aug 9, 2022Arizona
Defendant Win
Erhart
S.D. Cal.Aug 8, 2022California
Mixed Result$1,500,000 awarded
Ridenour
D. Nev.Aug 5, 2022Nevada
Dismissed
Clinton
N.D. Ill.Aug 3, 2022Illinois
Dismissed
Zarza
E.D. Mich.Aug 2, 2022Michigan
Defendant Win
Taylor
M.D. La.Jul 29, 2022Louisiana
Plaintiff Win
Danderson
D.N.M.Jul 29, 2022New Mexico
Remanded
Cal. State Labor Commissioner v. Everlasting Gifts CA3
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 28, 2022
Plaintiff Win
McKenna v. Santander Investment Securities, Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Jul 28, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Urban
M.D. Fla.Jul 26, 2022Florida
Defendant Win
LUGO
E.D. Pa.Jul 22, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result

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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.