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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)

Nichols
D. Neb.Nov 27, 2019Nebraska
Dismissed
Campise
N.D. Ill.Nov 26, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Flint
N.D. OhioNov 25, 2019Ohio
Mixed Result
Murphy v. Pine Belt Federal Credit Union
S.D. Miss.Nov 25, 2019Mississippi
Defendant Win
Olivo
S.D. Cal.Nov 25, 2019California
Settlement$1,000,000 awarded
Adam Acosta v. District Council 36 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
C.D. Cal.Nov 22, 2019California
Remanded
Dervisevic
S.D.N.Y.Nov 22, 2019New York
Dismissed
Price
D. Colo.Nov 21, 2019Colorado
Defendant Win
Gascon
N.D. Cal.Nov 20, 2019California
Dismissed
Andalib
D. Colo.Nov 19, 2019Colorado
Defendant Win
Cabak, Allan v. JELD-WEN, Inc.
W.D. Wis.Nov 15, 2019Wisconsin
Defendant Win
STOWELL
D.N.J.Nov 15, 2019New Jersey
Mixed Result
Scorsonelli
S.D.N.Y.Nov 14, 2019New York
Remanded
Transitional Health Services of Fremont v. Service Employees International Union, Healthcare Michigan
W.D. Mich.Nov 14, 2019Michigan
Plaintiff Win
Golden
E.D. Mich.Nov 14, 2019Michigan
Defendant Win
Hill
D. Colo.Nov 13, 2019Colorado
Mixed Result
Roswick
D.N.D.Nov 13, 2019North Dakota
Plaintiff Win$1,211,851 awarded
Hernandez
N.D. Ill.Nov 13, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
Nadeau
MESUPERCTNov 13, 2019
Defendant Win
McCauley
D. Ariz.Nov 12, 2019Arizona
Defendant Win
Holmes
E.D. Tex.Nov 12, 2019Texas
Defendant Win
Thao Rim v. Laboratory Management Consultants, Inc.
M.D. Tenn.Nov 12, 2019Tennessee
Defendant Win
Zweizig
D. Or.Nov 11, 2019Oregon
Plaintiff Win$662,995.8 awarded
Smith v. Allstate Ins. Co.
Ohio Ct. App.Nov 6, 2019

summary judgment – R.C. 4112.02(I) – retaliation – but-for cause – ineffective assistance of counsel in civil case

Defendant Win
Elliott-Lewis
D. Mass.Nov 6, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Davis
S.D. Fla.Nov 5, 2019Florida
Dismissed
Fresquez
D. Colo.Nov 4, 2019Colorado
Plaintiff Win$1,050,000 awarded
Sanchez
D. Colo.Nov 4, 2019Colorado
Defendant Win
Hardy
S.D.N.Y.Nov 1, 2019New York
Dismissed
Mayfield
D. Kan.Oct 29, 2019Kansas
Defendant Win
Nana
S.D.N.Y.Oct 29, 2019New York
Plaintiff Win$88,772 awarded
Matthew Anderson v. Assemblers, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Oct 28, 2019California
Remanded
Rafferty
E.D.N.Y.Oct 28, 2019New York
Dismissed
Parkview Lounge, LLC v. NLRB
2nd CircuitOct 25, 2019
Defendant Win
Nolan
N.D. Cal.Oct 23, 2019California
Remanded
Slater
Ill. App. Ct.Oct 21, 2019
Defendant Win
Varner
D. AlaskaOct 21, 2019Alaska
Defendant Win
Edwards
D. Neb.Oct 21, 2019Nebraska
Defendant Win
Waronker
2nd CircuitOct 17, 2019
Defendant Win
Lehmier
Ohio Ct. App.Oct 16, 2019

summary judgment, Civ.R. 56, retaliation, genuine issue of material fact, Civ.R. 15(A), amended complaint

Remanded
Jenny Smith v. Haynes & Haynes P.C.
11th CircuitOct 15, 2019Alabama
Mixed Result
Brown
D. Kan.Oct 15, 2019Kansas
Defendant Win
Yule
S.D. Fla.Oct 11, 2019Florida
Dismissed
Ryder
E.D. Mich.Oct 9, 2019Michigan
Mixed Result
Qasim Ali Baloch v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Shalini Sabhu, Darrin Meyers, and Starla Wasielewski
IOWACTAPPOct 9, 2019Iowa
Defendant Win
Fears
D. Kan.Oct 8, 2019Kansas
Defendant Win
Prichard
M.D. Ala.Oct 7, 2019Alabama
Defendant Win
Shavis
E.D.N.Y.Oct 4, 2019New York
Settlement
Alton
N.D. Ill.Oct 3, 2019Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Desmond
Ohio Ct. App.Oct 3, 2019

Trial court erred in affirming SPBR decision dismissing employee's appeal under R.C. 124.341 for lack of jurisdiction. SPBR improperly imposed requirements not contained in statute, maintaining that whistleblower protection is not available where supervisor is already aware of violation and where…

Remanded

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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.