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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)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Herb Hallman Chevrolet d/b/a Champion Chevrolet
D. Nev.Feb 3, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Theidon v. Harvard University
1st CircuitJan 31, 2020Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Dakota, MN & Eastern Railroad v. U.S. Department of Labor
8th CircuitJan 30, 2020
Defendant Win
Matter of Colon (Staffing Solutions Org. LLC--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Jan 30, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Potseluyko
S.D. Tex.Jan 30, 2020Texas
Defendant Win
Phillips
M.D. Fla.Jan 30, 2020Florida
Dismissed
Thomas
Ohio Ct. App.Jan 23, 2020Ohio

Arbitration agreement race discrimination retaliation motion to stay litigation pending arbitration non-class action claims procedurally unconscionable substantively unconscionable. - Trial court abused its discretion in granting employer's motion to stay litigation pending arbitration where the…

Remanded
Brown
N.D. OhioJan 22, 2020Ohio
Dismissed
Zokirzoda
S.D.N.Y.Jan 22, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win$69,847.53 awarded
Jennifer Garcia v. Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union
W.D. Tex.Jan 22, 2020Texas
Mixed Result
Laul
D.N.M.Jan 22, 2020New Mexico
Defendant Win
Berrios
N.D. Ill.Jan 21, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Swinton
S.D. Cal.Jan 17, 2020California
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Walmart Stores East, L.P.
W.D. Wis.Jan 16, 2020Wisconsin
Defendant Win
John Short v. Immokalee Water and Sewage District
11th CircuitJan 15, 2020
Defendant Win
Nicole Quezada v. Bechtel OG & C Construction
5th CircuitJan 14, 2020
Plaintiff Win$797,115.31 awarded
CVS
D. Md.Jan 14, 2020Maryland
Plaintiff Win$287,092.63 awarded
Haley
N.D. Cal.Jan 13, 2020California
Defendant Win
Howell
S.D. Ill.Jan 10, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
Cover, Jr. v. OSF Healthcare Systems
N.D. Ill.Jan 9, 2020Illinois
Dismissed
Payton
N.D. Ill.Jan 8, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. 1618 CONCEPTS, INC.
M.D.N.C.Jan 7, 2020North Carolina
Mixed Result
De Valentino v. Houston Independent School District
S.D. Tex.Jan 6, 2020Texas
Defendant Win
Dickson
E.D. Mich.Jan 6, 2020Michigan
Mixed Result
Mullens, Chad v. Adams County Government
W.D. Wis.Jan 6, 2020Wisconsin
Defendant Win
Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitDec 31, 2019West Virginia
Remanded
Eric Bahra v. County of San Bernardino
9th CircuitDec 30, 2019California
Mixed Result
Rodriguez
S.D. Fla.Dec 30, 2019Florida
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Roark-Whitten Hospitality 2, LP
D.N.M.Dec 30, 2019New Mexico
Plaintiff Win$1,150,760.38 awarded
Yousefzadeh
D. Minn.Dec 30, 2019Minnesota
Defendant Win
Coral Harbor Rehabilitation v. NLRB
3rd CircuitDec 26, 2019Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Lou's Transport, Inc. v. NLRB
6th CircuitDec 26, 2019Michigan
Defendant Win$49,817 at issue
Flaherty v. Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc
1st CircuitDec 23, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Carter
M.D. Tenn.Dec 23, 2019Tennessee
Dismissed
DHSC, LLC v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitDec 20, 2019Ohio
Defendant Win
Seals
M.D. Ala.Dec 18, 2019Alabama
Mixed Result
John Ferreira v. Child and Family Services of Rhode Island
RIDec 17, 2019Rhode Island

The plaintiff, John Ferreira, appealed from the dismissal of his first amended complaint against his former employer, Child and Family Services of Newport County. The plaintiff had asserted claims such as defamation constructive termination discrimination based on disparate treatment, age, and…

Defendant Win
University of Chicago v. NLRB
7th CircuitDec 17, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Scott Foltz v. Barnhart Crane and Rigging Company
Tenn. Ct. App.Dec 16, 2019Tennessee

Appellant/employee brought this retaliatory discharge case against Appellee, his former employer. Appellant alleged that he was fired in retaliation for claiming workers' compensation benefits. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the employer, finding that Appellant failed to meet…

Defendant Win
Hyams
N.D. Cal.Dec 12, 2019California
Defendant Win
Adams
N.D. Cal.Dec 12, 2019California
Dismissed
Windsor Redding Care Center, LLC v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitDec 10, 2019California
Defendant Win
Crigler
E.D. Mich.Dec 10, 2019Michigan
Defendant Win
BRANDON
E.D. Pa.Dec 10, 2019Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Ayesh
D. Kan.Dec 9, 2019Kansas
Dismissed
Lenzi v. Systemax, Inc.
2nd CircuitDec 6, 2019New York
Remanded
Adam
N.D. OhioDec 5, 2019Ohio
Plaintiff Win$280,000 awarded
McGruder
M.D. Tenn.Dec 4, 2019Tennessee
Defendant Win
Rita Morrissey v. Laurel Health Care Co.
6th CircuitDec 3, 2019Michigan
Remanded
Derrick Davis v. Raymond Laborde Corrtl Center, et
5th CircuitDec 2, 2019
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.