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)

W.D. Pa.Aug 27, 2021Pennsylvania

N.D. Tex.Aug 27, 2021Texas

N.D. Cal.Aug 26, 2021California

N.D. Ala.Aug 24, 2021Nebraska

American Federation Of Teachers, V. Public Employment Relations

Wash. Ct. App.Aug 23, 2021

Cook County School District 130 v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board

Ill. App. Ct.Aug 20, 2021

S.D.N.Y.Aug 20, 2021New York

Cleveland v. The Behemoth

S.D. Cal.Aug 20, 2021California

Jemey Perry v. 165 Culver Blvd., LLC

C.D. Cal.Aug 20, 2021Michigan

Oroville Union High School Dist. v. Public Employment Relations Bd. CA3

Cal. Ct. App.Aug 20, 2021

N.D. Cal.Aug 20, 2021California

M.D. Fla.Aug 19, 2021Florida

Plaintiff Win$45,000 awarded

The Regents of the U. of Cal. v. Pub. Employment Relations Bd. CA2/8

Cal. Ct. App.Aug 18, 2021

E.D. La.Aug 17, 2021Louisiana

Ridgewood Health Care Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

11th CircuitAug 13, 2021

DuPont Specialty Products USA v. NLRB

3rd CircuitAug 13, 2021Virginia

N.D. Cal.Aug 13, 2021California

D.N.M.Aug 13, 2021New Mexico

S.D.N.Y.Aug 13, 2021New York

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Co., LLC

D. Colo.Aug 13, 2021Colorado

M.D. Fla.Aug 13, 2021Florida

M.D. Fla.Aug 12, 2021Florida

E.D. La.Aug 12, 2021Minnesota

Doe 1 v. American Federation of Government Employees

D.D.C.Aug 11, 2021District of Columbia

D. Del.Aug 11, 2021Delaware

S.D. OhioAug 11, 2021Ohio

E.D. Pa.Aug 11, 2021Pennsylvania

S.D. W. Va.Aug 10, 2021West Virginia

S.D. Ind.Aug 9, 2021Indiana

D.N.M.Aug 9, 2021New Mexico

N.D. Cal.Aug 9, 2021California

JACKSON v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA)

E.D. Pa.Aug 6, 2021Pennsylvania

E.D. Cal.Aug 6, 2021California

E.D. Pa.Aug 3, 2021Pennsylvania

ITT Engineered Valves, LLC v. United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO CLC, Local 36M

E.D. Pa.Aug 3, 2021Pennsylvania

Gharadaghian-Riccio

D. Ariz.Aug 2, 2021Arizona

E.D. Mo.Aug 2, 2021Missouri

S.D. W. Va.Jul 30, 2021West Virginia

E.D. Cal.Jul 29, 2021California

Patricia Grossman v. Hawaii Government Employees' A

9th CircuitJul 29, 2021

D. Kan.Jul 27, 2021Kansas

E.D.N.Y.Jul 27, 2021New York

S.D. Ind.Jul 26, 2021Indiana

N.D. Cal.Jul 26, 2021California

Communications Workers of America v. NLRB

D.C. CircuitJul 23, 2021Kansas

NLRB v. Mondelez Global LLC

7th CircuitJul 21, 2021

W.D. Pa.Jul 20, 2021Pennsylvania

W.D.N.C.Jul 19, 2021North Carolina

Plaintiff Win$220,965 awarded

D. Md.Jul 19, 2021Maryland

D. Kan.Jul 16, 2021Kansas

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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.