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Claim Type

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)

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 85 v. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
W.D. Pa.Jan 19, 2021Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Trnava
N.D. Ill.Jan 16, 2021Illinois
Defendant Win
Jackson v. American Water Co.
S.D. Ill.Jan 14, 2021Illinois
Dismissed
Pierre
E.D. Pa.Jan 11, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Leroy
E.D.N.Y.Jan 11, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Ramirez
W.D. Okla.Jan 8, 2021Oklahoma
Dismissed
Badaiki
S.D. Tex.Jan 8, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Maiurano
S.D.N.Y.Jan 8, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Montgomery v. Crothall Healthcare, Inc.
D. Md.Jan 8, 2021Maryland
Dismissed
Duffey
D.S.C.Jan 7, 2021South Carolina
Defendant Win
Nance-Bush
S.D. Tex.Jan 6, 2021Texas
Mixed Result
Wright
S.D.N.Y.Jan 5, 2021New York
Dismissed
Harper
D. Colo.Jan 5, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Semelka
N.C. Ct. App.Dec 31, 2020

Judicial review, UNC Board of Governors, termination of a tenured professor, misconduct

Defendant Win
Decker
E.D. Cal.Dec 30, 2020California
Settlement$20,000 awarded
King
N.D. Ill.Dec 29, 2020Illinois
Plaintiff Win
N. W. v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
W.D. Pa.Dec 29, 2020Pennsylvania
Remanded
Rosemary Garity v. Apwu Nat'l Labor Org.
9th CircuitDec 24, 2020
Defendant Win
Clackamas County Employees' Assn. v. Clackamas County
Or. Ct. App.Dec 23, 2020
Remanded
Johnson v. Evergreen Packaging LLC
E.D. Ark.Dec 23, 2020Arkansas
Dismissed
David Walker v. CBS Broadcasting Inc.
C.D. Cal.Dec 22, 2020California
Remanded
Willis
N.D. Ill.Dec 22, 2020Illinois
Dismissed
Sommerville
N.D. Ala.Dec 22, 2020Alabama
Defendant Win
Abada
E.D.N.Y.Dec 18, 2020New York
Defendant Win
(PS) Reyes v. Kaiser Permanente
E.D. Cal.Dec 17, 2020California
Dismissed
Yadav
W.D. Tex.Dec 16, 2020Texas
Dismissed
Brown
E.D. Mo.Dec 15, 2020Missouri
Mixed Result
Allen
D.S.C.Dec 14, 2020South Carolina
Defendant Win
Kahler
D. Colo.Dec 14, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Zhaojin Ke v. Pennsylvania State Employees R
3rd CircuitDec 10, 2020
Defendant Win
Finger
E.D. Mo.Dec 9, 2020Missouri
Dismissed
Owens
M.D. Fla.Dec 9, 2020Florida
Settlement$34,155 awarded
McDaniel
E.D. Mich.Dec 4, 2020Michigan
Dismissed
HOLMES
D.N.J.Dec 4, 2020New Jersey
Dismissed
Huddleston
S.D. Miss.Dec 4, 2020Mississippi
Mixed Result
Yelling
N.D. Ala.Dec 2, 2020Alabama
Defendant Win
Conard
M.D. Pa.Nov 30, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Nguyen
D. Md.Nov 30, 2020Maryland
Defendant Win
Bland
N.D. Ill.Nov 30, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
Kastrati
E.D.N.Y.Nov 24, 2020New York
Defendant Win
SANCHEZ
D.N.J.Nov 23, 2020New Jersey
Remanded
Gruttemeyer
D. Neb.Nov 17, 2020Nebraska
Plaintiff Win$242,595.44 awarded
Wyman Gordon Pennsylvania, LLC v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitNov 13, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Canlas
N.D. Cal.Nov 12, 2020California
Dismissed
Kelly
E.D.N.Y.Nov 12, 2020New York
Dismissed
MECCA
D.N.J.Nov 10, 2020New Jersey
Remanded
Lucas
Ill. App. Ct.Nov 10, 2020
Defendant Win
Bernstein
S.D.N.Y.Nov 9, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Lokey
E.D. Mo.Nov 6, 2020Missouri
Defendant Win
Spellers
Fed. Cl.Nov 6, 2020Maryland

REPORTED OPINION granting in part partial dismissal as to plaintiff's retaliation claim (Count II) and denying in part [32] Motion for Summary Judgment as to plaintiff's EPA claim (Count I). Pursuant to RCFC 54(b), as there is not just reason for delay, the clerk's office is directed to ENTER…

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.