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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)

Zamora v. Security Industry Specialists
Cal. Ct. App.Oct 29, 2021California
Mixed Result
Espinosa
W.D. Okla.Oct 28, 2021Oklahoma
Defendant Win
Cattoche
N.D. Cal.Oct 28, 2021California
Plaintiff Win
Host
D. Mass.Oct 28, 2021Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win
Ukpong
N.D. Tex.Oct 27, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi v. Service Emp. Int'l Union
9th CircuitOct 26, 2021
Defendant Win
Ramos
S.D. Fla.Oct 25, 2021Florida
Defendant Win
Richards
E.D.N.Y.Oct 22, 2021New York
Remanded
SLIVE & HANNA, INC. v. MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION & another.
Mass. App. Ct.Oct 19, 2021
Plaintiff Win$25,000 awarded
Green
N.D. Cal.Oct 18, 2021California
Dismissed
Williams v. RGIS, LLC
Cal. Ct. App.Oct 18, 2021California
Plaintiff Win
Morales v. Factor Surfaces LLC
Cal. Ct. App.Oct 15, 2021California
Plaintiff Win$99,394.16 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. SFM, LLC
D. Colo.Oct 14, 2021Colorado
Settlement$280,000 awarded
Hutting v. Independent Living, Inc.
N.Y. App. Div.Oct 13, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Smith v. ADEBCO, Inc.
M.D. Tenn.Oct 12, 2021Tennessee
Defendant Win
Chung
S.D.N.Y.Oct 7, 2021New York
Dismissed
SANABRIA
E.D. Pa.Oct 7, 2021Pennsylvania
Dismissed
MORZINE
E.D. Pa.Oct 6, 2021Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Harvey
D. Md.Oct 5, 2021Maryland
Defendant Win
HERNANDEZ
D.N.J.Sep 30, 2021New Jersey
Defendant Win
Elshamy
S.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2021New York
Remanded
Elshamy
N.D. Ga.Sep 30, 2021New York
Remanded
Ramos
D. Neb.Sep 30, 2021Nebraska
Dismissed
Baxter
E.D. Ark.Sep 30, 2021Arkansas
Mixed Result
Johnson v. L'Oreal USA
S.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Adams
D.S.C.Sep 30, 2021South Carolina
Defendant Win
Orrego
E.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Kennedy v. Bethpage Union Free School District
E.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2021New York
Dismissed
Purvis
M.D. Tenn.Sep 29, 2021Tennessee
Dismissed
Anderson
D. Kan.Sep 29, 2021Kansas
Dismissed
Bliss-Miller
M.D. Pa.Sep 29, 2021Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win$85,000 awarded
Napolitano
S.D.N.Y.Sep 28, 2021New York
Dismissed
Savacool
D. Colo.Sep 27, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Bisconte
D.N.M.Sep 27, 2021New Mexico
Defendant Win
Stinson
N.D. Ala.Sep 27, 2021Alabama
Mixed Result
Hamada
D.S.C.Sep 27, 2021South Carolina
Defendant Win
Ramirez
S.D.N.Y.Sep 24, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Dunigan
N.D. Miss.Sep 24, 2021Mississippi
Plaintiff Win$20,000 awarded
Argyropoulous
S.D.N.Y.Sep 24, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Schwartz
S.D.N.Y.Sep 23, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Harrington
D. Nev.Sep 23, 2021Nevada
Defendant Win
Gorshow
D. Colo.Sep 23, 2021Colorado
Dismissed
Jennifer King v. Delfasco, LLC
Tenn. Ct. App.Sep 22, 2021Tennessee

This appeal concerns an alleged violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-304, the Tennessee Public Protection Act ("TPPA"), as well as common law retaliatory discharge. Jennifer King ("King"), a former shipping and receiving coordinator for Delfasco, LLC, a company that manufactures defense-related…

Plaintiff Win
Alexei Schutt v. Succulent Studios, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Sep 22, 2021California
Remanded
Shadahan
N.D. W. Va.Sep 21, 2021West Virginia
Defendant Win
Rinaldi
S.D.N.Y.Sep 21, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Loth
S.D.N.Y.Sep 21, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Romo, Jr. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
S.D. Cal.Sep 20, 2021California
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Newark Electric
2nd CircuitSep 17, 2021New York
Plaintiff Win
Cadillac of Naperville, Inc. v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitSep 17, 2021Illinois
Remanded

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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.