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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)

Avent
N.D.N.Y.Jul 22, 2021New York
Dismissed
Plank
S.D. OhioJul 22, 2021Ohio
Mixed Result
NLRB v. Mondelez Global LLC
7th CircuitJul 21, 2021
Defendant Win
Monts
Conn. App. Ct.Jul 20, 2021Connecticut

The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for, inter alia, disability discrimination pursuant to the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (§ 46a-51 et seq.) and for interference with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) following the termination…

Defendant Win
Nereida Morales v. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital
S.D.N.Y.Jul 20, 2021New York
Dismissed
Stillwell
D. Or.Jul 20, 2021Oregon
Defendant Win
Desmond
S.D. Cal.Jul 19, 2021California
Defendant Win
Driskell
W.D.N.C.Jul 19, 2021North Carolina
Plaintiff Win$220,965 awarded
Ruggles
D. Kan.Jul 15, 2021Kansas
Dismissed
Padgett
INNDJul 14, 2021Indiana
Defendant Win
Brown
M.D. Fla.Jul 9, 2021Florida
Defendant Win
KLING
W.D. Pa.Jul 9, 2021Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
R. Henson v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
8th CircuitJul 8, 2021
Defendant Win
PEDRO
E.D. Pa.Jul 8, 2021Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Stern
M.D. Ala.Jul 8, 2021Alabama
Defendant Win
Atlantic City Electric Co v. NLRB
3rd CircuitJul 7, 2021New Jersey
Defendant Win
Johnson v. Foot Locker Stores, Inc
E.D. La.Jul 7, 2021Louisiana
Defendant Win
Rodolfo Quiles v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
8th CircuitJul 6, 2021Nebraska
Defendant Win
Yadav
5th CircuitJun 29, 2021
Defendant Win
CONTEE
E.D. Pa.Jun 29, 2021Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Wing
S.D.N.Y.Jun 29, 2021New York
Dismissed
Wilczynski
D. Colo.Jun 28, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Oblisk
W.D. Ky.Jun 28, 2021Kentucky
Defendant Win$20,042.26 at issue
Stidhum
E.D.N.Y.Jun 25, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Kruse
M.D. Fla.Jun 25, 2021Florida
Remanded
Douglas
E.D. La.Jun 24, 2021Louisiana
Mixed Result
Jones
E.D. Pa.Jun 22, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Michael Peck v. U.S. Department of Labor
4th CircuitJun 21, 2021
Defendant Win
Montgomery Cty. Bd. of Trustees v. Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc.
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 18, 2021Ohio

Appellant, a public employer, appeals from the trial court's denial of an application to vacate an arbitration award that sustained a grievance regarding a union member's employment termination. The arbitrator's interpretation of the relevant provision of the collective bargaining agreement was…

Defendant Win
Tecnocap, LLC v. NLRB
4th CircuitJun 17, 2021West Virginia
Mixed Result
RAV Truck and Trailer Repairs, Inc. v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJun 14, 2021
Plaintiff Win
Gue
D. Md.Jun 14, 2021Maryland
Settlement$12,000 awarded
Coulon
W.D. La.Jun 10, 2021Louisiana
Mixed Result
Puentes
D.N.M.Jun 9, 2021New Mexico
Remanded
NLRB v. NP Palace LLC
D.C. CircuitJun 8, 2021Nevada
Mixed Result
Reese
D. Kan.Jun 8, 2021Kansas
Dismissed
Tedesco
E.D. La.Jun 4, 2021Louisiana
Dismissed
Trinity Services Group, Inc. v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJun 1, 2021
Defendant Win
Jackson v. American Water Co.
S.D. Ill.Jun 1, 2021Illinois
Dismissed
Karlo
N.D. Ill.May 27, 2021Illinois
Mixed Result
Bowers
D. Kan.May 25, 2021Kansas
Defendant Win
Jones
E.D. Mich.May 25, 2021Michigan
Plaintiff Win$385,680 awarded
CURRY
E.D. Pa.May 24, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
MARTIN
E.D. Pa.May 24, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
800 River Road Operating Company, LLC v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitMay 21, 2021New Jersey
Defendant Win
Flores
S.D.N.Y.May 21, 2021New York
Settlement
Rahman
S.D.N.Y.May 19, 2021New York
Plaintiff Win
Walker
D. IdahoMay 19, 2021Idaho
Dismissed
Duke
N.D. Cal.May 17, 2021California
Defendant Win
Ra
Unknown CourtMay 13, 2021Ohio

Summary judgment prima facie case sexual harassment gender discrimination retaliation. The trial court did not err in granting the appellees' motion for summary judgment because the appellant did not establish a prima facie case for sexual harassment, gender discrimination, or retaliation.

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.