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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)

Cabrera
D. Nev.May 19, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Brown
E.D. Mich.May 19, 2020Michigan
Defendant Win
Anita Johnson v. U.S. Department of Labor
11th CircuitMay 18, 2020
Defendant Win
Frazier
D. Kan.May 18, 2020Kansas
Mixed Result
Nealey
S.D. OhioMay 15, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
LAVEGLIA
E.D. Pa.May 15, 2020Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Palmer v. W&T Travel Services, LLC
D. Md.May 13, 2020Maryland
Mixed Result
Santos
E.D. Cal.May 12, 2020California
Dismissed
Grant
D. Kan.May 8, 2020Kansas
Defendant Win
Rodenbeck
S.D. OhioMay 8, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
Hollingsworth
E.D.N.Y.May 7, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Galeotti
Cal. Ct. App.May 6, 2020
Plaintiff Win
State ex rel. Welsh Ents., Inc. v. Indus. Comm.
Ohio Ct. App.May 5, 2020

Where the Industrial Commission had evidence to support its view that the employee was not fired for assaulting his employer, the court will not overturn that credibility assessment. The Commission did not abuse its discretion in awarding temporary total disability after finding that the employer…

Defendant Win
Lempfert
INNDMay 5, 2020Indiana
Mixed Result
Michael Crenshaw v. State of Rhode Island
RIMay 5, 2020Rhode Island

The plaintiff, Michael Crenshaw, appealed from a January 7, 2019 judgment entered in the Providence County Superior Court in favor of the defendants, the State of Rhode Island and Lieutenant Scott Raynes (State Defendants) and the Community College of Rhode Island, the Council on Postsecondary…

Defendant Win
Chidume
S.D.N.Y.May 4, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Michael B. Brown v. U.S. Department of Labor
11th CircuitMay 4, 2020
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Alaris Health at Castle Hill
3rd CircuitMay 4, 2020
Plaintiff Win
Speer
E.D. Cal.May 1, 2020California
Settlement$15,000 awarded
Straw
S.D.N.Y.May 1, 2020New York
Dismissed
Rutten
D. Kan.Apr 29, 2020Kansas
Dismissed
HENDERSON v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICES
D.N.J.Apr 27, 2020New Jersey
Defendant Win
KOSLOSKY
E.D. Pa.Apr 27, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Kittling
W.D. La.Apr 24, 2020Louisiana
Defendant Win
O'Donnell
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 23, 2020Ohio

Voluntary satisfaction of judgment garnishment stay of execution age discrimination R.C. 4112.02(A) Age Discrimination in Employment Act 29 U.S.C. 623 motion for directed verdict Civ.R. 50(A)(4) failure to preserve issue for appeal plain error failure to object to jury instructions inconsistent…

Plaintiff Win$446,000 awarded
MARSH
D.N.J.Apr 23, 2020New Jersey
Defendant Win
Durant
E.D.N.Y.Apr 23, 2020New York
Mixed Result
STOVALL
D.N.J.Apr 22, 2020New Jersey
Defendant Win
Olaechea
E.D.N.Y.Apr 21, 2020New York
Dismissed
Khwaja
S.D.N.Y.Apr 21, 2020New York
Dismissed
DRUMMER
E.D. Pa.Apr 21, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Limes
D. Md.Apr 20, 2020Maryland
Mixed Result
Hampton
E.D. Mo.Apr 16, 2020Missouri
Mixed Result
Moffitt
M.D. Pa.Apr 15, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Fresquez
D. Colo.Apr 14, 2020Colorado
Plaintiff Win$1,746,173 awarded
Oliver
N.D.N.Y.Apr 13, 2020New York
Defendant Win
DeCosta
D. Haw.Apr 10, 2020Hawaii
Remanded
McHenry
D. Nev.Apr 10, 2020Nevada
Mixed Result
Fleming
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 9, 2020Ohio

Civ.R. 12(B)(6), motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. 623, and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794. The trial court properly granted defendants-appellees' motion to dismiss the federal discrimination claims…

Defendant Win
Schwarz
N.C. Ct. App.Apr 7, 2020

Wrongful discharge based on public policy of reporting adultery libel claims against co-workers tortious interference with contract summary judgment procedure

Defendant Win
Newell
D. Ariz.Apr 7, 2020Arizona
Defendant Win
Schwarz
N.C. Ct. App.Apr 7, 2020

Wrongful discharge based on public policy of reporting adultery libel claims against co-workers tortious interference with contract summary judgment procedure

Defendant Win
Stathatos
E.D.N.Y.Apr 6, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Bowman
E.D. Cal.Apr 6, 2020California
Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aviation Port Services, LLC
D. Mass.Apr 1, 2020Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win$1,072,535.1 awarded
Bonson
M.D. Pa.Apr 1, 2020Pennsylvania
Remanded
Madrigal
D. Kan.Apr 1, 2020Kansas
Mixed Result
Thompson
E.D. Mo.Mar 31, 2020Missouri
Plaintiff Win
Adams
D.S.C.Mar 31, 2020South Carolina
Mixed Result
Dawkins
D. Neb.Mar 31, 2020Nebraska
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.