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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)

Jones
N.D. Cal.May 13, 2021California
Defendant Win
BEVERLY
E.D. Pa.May 13, 2021Pennsylvania
Settlement$30,000 awarded
Flores
M.D. Ala.May 12, 2021Alabama
Defendant Win
(PS) Tapia v. The Boeing Company
E.D. Cal.May 11, 2021California
Dismissed
WHITNEY
D.N.J.May 11, 2021New Jersey
Dismissed
Pratt
W.D. Wash.May 10, 2021Washington
Remanded
Trevillion
W.D. La.May 4, 2021Louisiana
Defendant Win
Carr
E.D. Mo.May 3, 2021Missouri
Remanded
Michael Peck v. U.S. Department of Labor
4th CircuitApr 30, 2021
Defendant Win
Ford
S.D. Ill.Apr 30, 2021Illinois
Dismissed
Service Employees Intl. v. NLRB
9th CircuitApr 28, 2021California
Plaintiff Win
Wilson
N.D. Ill.Apr 28, 2021Illinois
Defendant Win
Adams
W.D. Okla.Apr 27, 2021Oklahoma
Dismissed
Moses
N.D. Cal.Apr 27, 2021California
Mixed Result
Garland Adams v. Correctional Emergency Respons
3rd CircuitApr 26, 2021
Defendant Win
Jones
N.D. Ala.Apr 22, 2021Alabama
Mixed Result
Gibilisco
Conn. App. Ct.Apr 20, 2021Connecticut

The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for the alleged wrongful termination of his employment in violation of the statute (§ 31- 290a) prohibiting discrimination against employees exercising their rights under the Workers' Compensation Act (§ 31-275 et seq.). The plaintiff had…

Plaintiff Win
Dawkins
D. Neb.Apr 19, 2021Nebraska
Mixed Result
Brooks
S.D. Ill.Apr 19, 2021Illinois
Dismissed
Tran
M.D. Fla.Apr 19, 2021Florida
Defendant Win
Mims
D. Colo.Apr 13, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Southall
M.D. Tenn.Apr 9, 2021Tennessee
Defendant Win
Lyons
N.D. Cal.Apr 8, 2021California
Mixed Result
Luth
Conn. App. Ct.Apr 6, 2021Connecticut

The plaintiff sought to recover damages for gender discrimination and retal- iatory discharge in violation of statute (§ 46a-51 et seq.) as a result of the termination of her employment by the defendant. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant paid her less than it paid two male employees, whose…

Defendant Win
Adams
W.D. La.Apr 6, 2021Louisiana
Defendant Win
GEORGE
S.D. Ind.Apr 6, 2021Indiana
Defendant Win
DUNN
M.D. Ga.Apr 6, 2021Georgia
Plaintiff Win
Trotta
D. Haw.Apr 2, 2021Hawaii
Remanded
Armijo
D. Haw.Apr 2, 2021Hawaii
Defendant Win
Watkins
D. Kan.Apr 2, 2021Kansas
Defendant Win
Bellamy
D. Md.Apr 1, 2021Maryland
Dismissed
Bernard Nadeau v. Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC
Me.Mar 30, 2021
Defendant Win
Boshaw
E.D. Mich.Mar 30, 2021Michigan
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Constellation Brands U.S. Oper
7th CircuitMar 30, 2021
Defendant Win
Gupte
D. Conn.Mar 30, 2021Connecticut
Defendant Win
Quillen Smith v. U.S. Bank National Association
S.D. OhioMar 30, 2021Ohio
Defendant Win
White
D. Mass.Mar 26, 2021Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Brown
N.D. Cal.Mar 26, 2021California
Defendant Win
Hines
E.D. Mich.Mar 25, 2021Michigan
Defendant Win
Martinez
M.D. Tenn.Mar 25, 2021Tennessee
Dismissed
Swanson
E.D.N.C.Mar 25, 2021North Carolina
Defendant Win
Capadanno
W.D. Wash.Mar 22, 2021Washington
Remanded
Canady
W.D.N.Y.Mar 22, 2021New York
Dismissed
Morales
E.D.N.Y.Mar 19, 2021New York
Dismissed
Parker
S.D.N.Y.Mar 19, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Hernandez
S.D. Fla.Mar 19, 2021Florida
Defendant Win
NOWAK
E.D. Pa.Mar 18, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Jackson v. Henderson County Hospital Corporation
W.D.N.C.Mar 18, 2021North Carolina
Mixed Result
Adams
W.D.N.C.Mar 18, 2021North Carolina
Defendant Win
Transdev Services, Inc. v. NLRB
8th CircuitMar 16, 2021District of Columbia
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.