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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)

Villarreal
S.D.N.Y.Sep 14, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Stovall
S.D. Cal.Sep 14, 2020California
Remanded
Marcie Hamilton v. JUUL Labs, Inc.
N.D. Cal.Sep 11, 2020California
Mixed Result
NLRB v. Matsu Corp.
2nd CircuitSep 3, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
Cari R. Andrews v. Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Sep 2, 2020California
Remanded
Tanksley
Ohio Ct. App.Sep 1, 2020Ohio

Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not err in granting defendants summary judgment on plaintiff's claims for race discrimination and retaliation. Plaintiff failed to present evidence indicating that one of the court director's stated reasons for upholding the suspension, plaintiff's failure to…

Defendant Win
Delise Adams v. Memorial Hermann
5th CircuitAug 31, 2020
Defendant Win
Chaves
W.D. Tex.Aug 28, 2020Texas
Plaintiff Win$91,367.75 awarded
Perodeau
D. Conn.Aug 27, 2020Connecticut
Mixed Result
NLRB v. Roemer Indus., Inc.
6th CircuitAug 27, 2020Ohio
Plaintiff Win
Hale
D. Kan.Aug 26, 2020Kansas
Plaintiff Win$64,303.31 awarded
Altaweel
E.D.N.C.Aug 24, 2020North Carolina
Mixed Result
Gloria Franklin v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Azaria Ting v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Dennis Rhodes v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Genesther Taylor v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Velarde
S.D. Cal.Aug 21, 2020California
Dismissed
MacCord Nguyen v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Maurice Goens v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Sheila Broadnax v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Rolando Aspiras v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 21, 2020
Defendant Win
David Ramirez v. XPO Freight Logistics, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Aug 20, 2020California
Remanded
BOZZELLI
S.D. Ind.Aug 20, 2020Indiana
Dismissed
Freeman
E.D. Mich.Aug 20, 2020Michigan
Mixed Result
Guadalupe Gonzalez v. R. Bendt
8th CircuitAug 19, 2020
Defendant Win
Olaechea
E.D.N.Y.Aug 18, 2020New York
Dismissed
Faulkner
E.D. Ark.Aug 14, 2020Arkansas
Defendant Win
Reed
E.D. Pa.Aug 11, 2020Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Kuk
C.D. Ill.Aug 6, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Clinical Pathology Laboratories Inc. v. Juan Polo
Tex. App.—8th Dist.Aug 6, 2020
Plaintiff Win
CARRONE
D.N.J.Aug 6, 2020New Jersey
Dismissed
Pacific Maritime Association v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitAug 4, 2020
Defendant Win
Muslow
E.D. La.Aug 4, 2020Louisiana
Dismissed
Avenmarg
N.D. Cal.Aug 4, 2020California
Defendant Win
Denean Adams v. Board of Education Harvey Scho
7th CircuitAug 3, 2020
Plaintiff Win$400,000 awarded
Denean Adams v. Board of Education Harvey Scho
7th CircuitAug 3, 2020
Plaintiff Win$590,000 awarded
CANADA
E.D. Pa.Aug 3, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
FLRA
D.C. CircuitJul 31, 2020
Remanded
Peskin
N.D. OhioJul 29, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
Dorris
D. Kan.Jul 29, 2020Kansas
Defendant Win
AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJul 24, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
WATKINS
E.D. Pa.Jul 23, 2020Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Lucas
N.D. Ill.Jul 23, 2020Illinois
Dismissed
Ash
D. Colo.Jul 23, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Knight
E.D.N.Y.Jul 22, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Lively
S.D.N.Y.Jul 17, 2020New York
Defendant Win
AUSTIN v. GIANT FOOD STORES
E.D. Pa.Jul 17, 2020Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Adam Delgado v. U.S. Department of Justice
7th CircuitJul 16, 2020
Plaintiff Win
Adam Delgado v. U.S. Department of Justice
7th CircuitJul 16, 2020
Plaintiff Win
BEER
E.D. Pa.Jul 15, 2020Pennsylvania
Dismissed

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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.