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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)

Fuit
N.D. Ill.Jul 22, 2022Illinois
Dismissed
Graves
M.D. Fla.Jul 21, 2022Florida
Defendant Win
Resh
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 21, 2022
Plaintiff Win
Shklyar
E.D. Mo.Jul 21, 2022Missouri
Defendant Win
Marino
D. Md.Jul 21, 2022Maryland
Dismissed
Hong
S.D.N.Y.Jul 20, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Robert Barboza v. U.S. Department of Labor
9th CircuitJul 14, 2022
Defendant Win
Dante Reyes v. Marshalls of CA, LLC
C.D. Cal.Jul 14, 2022California
Remanded
PURNELL
E.D. Pa.Jul 14, 2022Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win$362,379.11 awarded
MUTAZZ
D.N.J.Jul 13, 2022New Jersey
Defendant Win
Rockymore
N.D. Cal.Jul 11, 2022California
Mixed Result
Webb
S.D. Fla.Jul 7, 2022Florida
Dismissed
Drevaleva
N.D. Cal.Jul 7, 2022California
Defendant Win
Cayetano
S.D.N.Y.Jul 6, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Myles
W.D. Ky.Jul 5, 2022Kentucky
Defendant Win
Everett
S.D.N.Y.Jun 29, 2022New York
Dismissed
Hickman
N.D. Ill.Jun 28, 2022Illinois
Defendant Win
Schuster
S.D.N.Y.Jun 27, 2022New York
Defendant Win
McAdams
S.D. Miss.Jun 23, 2022Mississippi
Mixed Result
Timmons
D. Kan.Jun 16, 2022Kansas
Dismissed
MAINEHEALTH
D. Me.Jun 14, 2022Maine
Dismissed
O'Flaherty
D.N.M.Jun 13, 2022New Mexico
Dismissed
Dillard
W.D.N.C.Jun 13, 2022North Carolina
Mixed Result
Estrada
5th CircuitJun 13, 2022
Defendant Win
Ernst
M.D. Pa.Jun 10, 2022Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Hrones
E.D. Cal.Jun 10, 2022California
Remanded
Sraieb
N.D. Ill.Jun 9, 2022Illinois
Dismissed
Ortiz
D. Kan.Jun 9, 2022Kansas
Defendant Win
Schultz
D. Or.Jun 9, 2022Oregon
Mixed Result
Radosti
S.D.N.Y.Jun 8, 2022New York
Dismissed
Doe
D. Del.Jun 3, 2022Delaware
Dismissed
Carter
D. Kan.Jun 3, 2022Kansas
Defendant Win
Mendoza
S.D.N.Y.Jun 3, 2022New York
Settlement$69,000 awarded
PURNELL
E.D. Pa.Jun 1, 2022Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win$88,738.44 awarded
Wright
S.D. Tex.May 31, 2022Texas
Defendant Win
Shah
N.D. Ill.May 31, 2022Illinois
Dismissed
Baldwin
N.D. Tex.May 27, 2022Texas
Defendant Win
Roth
E.D.N.Y.May 25, 2022New York
Dismissed
MOODY v. CONSTRUCTION GENERAL LABORERS' LOCAL UNION NO. 373
W.D. Pa.May 24, 2022Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Bright
E.D. Cal.May 23, 2022California
Defendant Win
Seneca, Dean v. Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
W.D. Wis.May 23, 2022Wisconsin
Defendant Win
Burris
D. Ariz.May 19, 2022Arizona
Defendant Win$296,490.5 at issue
Yih
S.D.N.Y.May 19, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Alonso
M.D. Fla.May 17, 2022Florida
Dismissed
Gilbert v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
N.D. Ill.May 17, 2022Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Wilson
N.D. Cal.May 16, 2022California
Dismissed
Moore
W.D.N.Y.May 12, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Klein
S.D.N.Y.May 10, 2022New York
Settlement
Kerwin
E.D. Mich.May 5, 2022Michigan
Defendant Win
Desmond
Unknown CourtMay 3, 2022Connecticut

The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgments of the trial court dismissing the substitute complaints in three cases she had filed against her former employer, the defendant hospital, as barred by the exclusivity provision (§ 31-284 (a)) of the Workers' Compensation Act (§ 31-275 et…

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.