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Claim Type

Retaliation Cases

6,288 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1869–2026)

6,288
Total Rulings
16%
Plaintiff Win Rate
$979,370
Avg Damages (293 cases)
S.D.N.Y.
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
2803 (45%)
Mixed Result
1413 (22%)
Plaintiff Win
1031 (16%)
Dismissed
619 (10%)
Remanded
380 (6%)
Settlement
41 (1%)
Other
1 (0%)

Related Laws

NLRA(509)ADA(61)ADEA(8)Equal Pay Act(3)

Top Employers in Retaliation Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in retaliation rulings.

United States Postal Service
42 retaliation rulings
Union Pacific Railroad Company
42 retaliation rulings
Abbott Laboratories
29 retaliation rulings
New York State Department of Labor
21 retaliation rulings
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
15 retaliation rulings

Court Rulings (6,288)

JUDY A. TEWIAH v. BOARD OF REVIEW (DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJul 29, 2022
Defendant Win
Taylor
M.D. La.Jul 29, 2022Louisiana
Plaintiff Win
McKenna v. Santander Investment Securities, Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Jul 28, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Cal. State Labor Commissioner v. Everlasting Gifts CA3
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 28, 2022
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Proctor Financial, Inc.
E.D. Mich.Jul 27, 2022Michigan
Plaintiff Win
Ulloa
D. Nev.Jul 26, 2022Nevada
Mixed Result
Heikkia
D. Ariz.Jul 26, 2022Michigan
Mixed Result
John Doe v. Virginia Employment Commission, Aces Group LLC and Insperity Peo Services
VACTAPPJul 26, 2022
Defendant Win
LUGO
E.D. Pa.Jul 22, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Gatebe
D. Md.Jul 22, 2022Maryland
Defendant Win
Resh
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 21, 2022
Plaintiff Win
Marcus
S.D. OhioJul 21, 2022Ohio
Defendant Win
Pimpanit
S.D. Tex.Jul 20, 2022Texas
Defendant Win
Hong
S.D.N.Y.Jul 20, 2022New York
Defendant Win
SPELLS
D.N.J.Jul 19, 2022New Jersey
Defendant Win
HOCKADAY
M.D. Ga.Jul 19, 2022Georgia
Mixed Result
Jones
S.D.N.Y.Jul 19, 2022New York
Mixed Result
NKEMDILUM OKAKPU v. IRVINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION (L-0926-18, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJul 18, 2022
Remanded
Bannum Place of Saginaw, LLC v. NLRB
6th CircuitJul 14, 2022
Defendant Win
Robert Barboza v. U.S. Department of Labor
9th CircuitJul 14, 2022
Defendant Win
Doe
S.D.N.Y.Jul 13, 2022New York
Dismissed
Farzinpour
D. Mass.Jul 12, 2022Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Rockymore
N.D. Cal.Jul 11, 2022California
Mixed Result
Drevaleva
N.D. Cal.Jul 7, 2022California
Defendant Win
Webb
S.D. Fla.Jul 7, 2022Florida
Dismissed
Drevaleva
N.D. Cal.Jul 7, 2022California
Defendant Win
REYNOLDS
E.D. Pa.Jul 7, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Cayetano
S.D.N.Y.Jul 6, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Valley Wide Plastering Construction Incorporated
D. Ariz.Jul 1, 2022Arizona
Plaintiff Win
Torres
M.D. Fla.Jul 1, 2022Florida
Mixed Result
THOMPSON
D.N.J.Jun 29, 2022New Jersey
Defendant Win
Everett
S.D.N.Y.Jun 29, 2022New York
Dismissed
Hickman
N.D. Ill.Jun 28, 2022Illinois
Defendant Win
Griffin
D.N.M.Jun 28, 2022New Mexico
Remanded
Chidume
S.D.N.Y.Jun 28, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Schuster
S.D.N.Y.Jun 27, 2022New York
Defendant Win
McAdams
S.D. Miss.Jun 23, 2022Mississippi
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kroger Limited Partnership I
E.D. Ark.Jun 23, 2022Arkansas
Mixed Result
Doe
D. Or.Jun 22, 2022Oregon
Mixed Result
Leavy
S.D. Cal.Jun 14, 2022California
Mixed Result
Stone v. Fishhawk Anderson Inc
N.D. Ala.Jun 14, 2022Alabama
Defendant Win
Dillard
W.D.N.C.Jun 13, 2022North Carolina
Mixed Result
Estrada
5th CircuitJun 13, 2022
Defendant Win
O'Flaherty
D.N.M.Jun 13, 2022New Mexico
Dismissed
BAUTISTA
W.D. Tex.Jun 13, 2022Texas
Defendant Win
HENDERSON v. CHATTAHOOCHEE SLEEP CENTER LLC
M.D. Ga.Jun 13, 2022Georgia
Plaintiff Win
Ernst
M.D. Pa.Jun 10, 2022Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Hrones
E.D. Cal.Jun 10, 2022California
Defendant Win
Ortiz
D. Kan.Jun 9, 2022Kansas
Defendant Win
Ortega
S.D.N.Y.Jun 9, 2022New York
Mixed Result

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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.