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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)

Washington v. Veolia Water North America Operating Services, LLC
S.D. Miss.Jan 3, 2022Mississippi
Mixed Result
Hall
S.D.N.Y.Jan 3, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Pineda v. Skinner Services, Inc.
1st CircuitDec 30, 2021Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win
Corsaro
N.D. Tex.Dec 29, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Graham
N.D. OhioDec 27, 2021Ohio
Mixed Result
GOODMAN
E.D. Pa.Dec 22, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
The Ohio Adjutant General's Dep't v. Fed. Lab. Relations Auth.
6th CircuitDec 21, 2021Ohio
Plaintiff Win
Farris
D. Kan.Dec 21, 2021Kansas
Defendant Win
THOMAS
E.D. Pa.Dec 14, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Jimmy Yount v. Keller Motors, Inc.
Mo. Ct. App.Dec 14, 2021Missouri
Remanded
Hooper
S.D. OhioDec 13, 2021Ohio
Defendant Win
Intuit
D. Ariz.Dec 8, 2021Arizona
Dismissed
SAMPSON
E.D. Pa.Dec 7, 2021Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Parks
D. Kan.Dec 6, 2021Kansas
Plaintiff Win
Lazarte
D. Md.Dec 6, 2021Maryland
Defendant Win
Yomi
D. Kan.Dec 6, 2021Kansas
Mixed Result
Aguirre
E.D. Cal.Dec 6, 2021California
Dismissed
Barnett
D. Ariz.Dec 3, 2021Arizona
Defendant Win
Guinn
Unknown CourtDec 2, 2021Ohio

State Employment Relations Bureau R.C. 4117.09 collective bargaining agreement discrimination statute of limitations exclusive jurisdiction. The trial court did not err in dismissing all claims based on the appellant's concession that the claims advanced in the complaint that survived the statute…

Defendant Win
Draughn
D. Md.Dec 1, 2021Maryland
Defendant Win
MOSKOWITZ
E.D. Pa.Dec 1, 2021Pennsylvania
Dismissed
DRAPIKOWSKI
E.D. Pa.Dec 1, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Elizabeth Placzek v. Mayo Clinic
8th CircuitNov 30, 2021Minnesota
Defendant Win
Holodnak v. Service Employees International Union
D.D.C.Nov 30, 2021District of Columbia
Mixed Result
GADecatur SNF LLC v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitNov 30, 2021Georgia
Defendant Win
Cruz
S.D.N.Y.Nov 30, 2021New York
Mixed Result
KOWAL
W.D. Pa.Nov 29, 2021Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Badaiki
S.D. Tex.Nov 26, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Scott v. U.S. Bank National Assn
5th CircuitNov 26, 2021Texas
Mixed Result
Badaiki
S.D. Tex.Nov 26, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Stephens v. Mnuchin
D.D.C.Nov 23, 2021District of Columbia
Defendant Win
New York Party Shuttle v. NLRB
5th CircuitNov 22, 2021New York
Defendant Win$91,000 at issue
Vincent Fried v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC
9th CircuitNov 18, 2021Nevada
Remanded
Holliday
E.D. La.Nov 18, 2021Louisiana
Defendant Win
Robert Sloat v. Hewlett-Packard Enter. Co.
6th CircuitNov 17, 2021Tennessee
Remanded
Adams
D. Ariz.Nov 16, 2021Arizona
Plaintiff Win
James
S.D.N.Y.Nov 16, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Manuel Banderas v. Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Nov 15, 2021California
Remanded
Northington
W.D. Ky.Nov 12, 2021Kentucky
Remanded
Adams
D. Mass.Nov 12, 2021Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Hammonds
Unknown CourtNov 12, 2021Ohio

The trial court did not err by granting summary judgment for the school district on appellant's claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. There was no evidence that the non-renewal of appellant's administrative contract was caused by his filing of a complaint with the Ohio…

Defendant Win
McCutcheon
S.D. W. Va.Nov 9, 2021West Virginia
Defendant Win
Jamoua
E.D. Mich.Nov 8, 2021Michigan
Mixed Result
Lizabeth Gralnik v. DXC Technology Inc.
C.D. Cal.Nov 8, 2021California
Remanded
Stewart
N.D. Cal.Nov 5, 2021California
Dismissed
Sakalosh
D.S.C.Nov 5, 2021South Carolina
Mixed Result
APONTE
M.D. Ga.Nov 5, 2021Puerto Rico
Remanded
Francis v. Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Serv.
Ohio Ct. App.Nov 4, 2021Ohio
Mixed Result
Fonseca
W.D.N.C.Nov 4, 2021North Carolina
Dismissed
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lindsay Ford LLC
D. Md.Nov 2, 2021Maryland
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.