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Retaliation Cases

6,288 employment law court rulings from public federal records (18692026)

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%)

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)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
D. Md.May 17, 2021Maryland
Plaintiff Win
Duke
N.D. Cal.May 17, 2021California
Defendant Win
Bonds
S.D. OhioMay 17, 2021Ohio
Dismissed
Petitt
W.D. Wash.May 17, 2021Washington
Dismissed
Neeck, Connor v. Badger Brothers Moving LLC
W.D. Wis.May 14, 2021Wisconsin
Dismissed
Ra
Unknown CourtMay 13, 2021

Summary judgment prima facie case sexual harassment gender discrimination retaliation. The trial court did not err in granting the appellees' motion for summary judgment because the appellant did not establish a prima facie case for sexual harassment, gender discrimination, or retaliation.

Defendant Win
Pfannenstiel
D. Kan.May 13, 2021Kansas
Mixed Result
Jones
N.D. Cal.May 13, 2021California
Defendant Win
(PS) Tapia v. The Boeing Company
E.D. Cal.May 11, 2021California
Dismissed
Huggins
S.D.N.Y.May 11, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Norris
N.D. Cal.May 10, 2021California
Plaintiff Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CACI Secured Transformations, LLC
D. Md.May 7, 2021Maryland
Plaintiff Win
Smith v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
N.D. Cal.May 6, 2021California
Defendant Win
WINBUSH
W.D. Pa.May 6, 2021Pennsylvania
Dismissed
WR PROPERTY LLC v. TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, NEW JERSEY
D.N.J.May 5, 2021New Jersey
Defendant Win
Simmons-Agnew
D.S.C.May 5, 2021South Carolina
Dismissed
Trevillion
W.D. La.May 4, 2021Louisiana
Defendant Win
Berg
W.D. Wash.May 4, 2021Washington
Defendant Win
Carr
E.D. Mo.May 3, 2021Missouri
Remanded
Michael Peck v. U.S. Department of Labor
4th CircuitApr 30, 2021
Defendant Win
Gunter
D. Mass.Apr 30, 2021Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Service Employees Intl. v. NLRB
9th CircuitApr 28, 2021California
Plaintiff Win
Wilson
N.D. Ill.Apr 28, 2021Illinois
Defendant Win
Want
D. Md.Apr 28, 2021Maryland
Dismissed
Moses
N.D. Cal.Apr 27, 2021California
Mixed Result
Adams
W.D. Okla.Apr 27, 2021Oklahoma
Dismissed
Judd
D. Colo.Apr 27, 2021Colorado
Remanded
Kenney
D. Colo.Apr 27, 2021Colorado
Plaintiff Win
Andrew Mattioda v. Jim Bridenstine
N.D. Cal.Apr 26, 2021California
Mixed Result
Garland Adams v. Correctional Emergency Respons
3rd CircuitApr 26, 2021
Defendant Win
Fox
Ill. App. Ct.Apr 22, 2021
Defendant Win
Ledford
S.D. OhioApr 19, 2021Ohio
Dismissed
Doe
D. Md.Apr 15, 2021Maryland
Defendant Win
Efreom
D.R.I.Apr 15, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Eshun
E.D. Cal.Apr 14, 2021California
Mixed Result
Brewer
N.D. Ala.Apr 13, 2021Nebraska
Defendant Win
Southall
M.D. Tenn.Apr 9, 2021Tennessee
Defendant Win
MCCAFFERTY
W.D. Pa.Apr 9, 2021Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Lyons
N.D. Cal.Apr 8, 2021California
Mixed Result
Adams
W.D. La.Apr 6, 2021Louisiana
Defendant Win
Carter
D. Kan.Apr 5, 2021Kansas
Defendant Win
Watkins
D. Kan.Apr 2, 2021Kansas
Defendant Win
BLAZEVICH
W.D. Pa.Mar 31, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
SAECHOW
E.D. Pa.Mar 31, 2021Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Cabrera
D. Nev.Mar 31, 2021Nevada
Mixed Result$2,102.95 awarded
Breuder
N.D. Ill.Mar 31, 2021Illinois
Dismissed
Bernard Nadeau v. Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC
Me.Mar 30, 2021
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Constellation Brands U.S. Oper
7th CircuitMar 30, 2021
Defendant Win
Gupte
D. Conn.Mar 30, 2021Connecticut
Defendant Win
RUFFING
E.D. Pa.Mar 29, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result

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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.