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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)

John Doe v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
C.D. Cal.Aug 19, 2019California
Remanded
Advanced Masonry Associates, LLC v. NLRB
11th CircuitAug 16, 2019Florida
Defendant Win
Kelly
D. Or.Aug 15, 2019Oregon
Defendant Win
Diana R Green v. Lansing Automakers Federal Credit Union
Mich. Ct. App.Aug 13, 2019
Mixed Result
Brown
N.D. Ill.Aug 12, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
Local 702, International Brot v. NLRB
7th CircuitAug 9, 2019
Defendant Win
Local 702, International Brot v. NLRB
7th CircuitAug 9, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Adams
E.D. Wash.Aug 9, 2019Washington
Plaintiff Win
Taylor-Reeves
N.D. Ill.Aug 7, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
NLRB v. 800 River Road Operating Co LL
3rd CircuitAug 6, 2019New Jersey
Defendant Win
Evist Herrera v. Pier 1 Imports U.S., Inc.
C.D. Cal.Aug 5, 2019California
Remanded
Skinner
D. Nev.Aug 2, 2019Nevada
Dismissed
Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees
D.D.C.Aug 2, 2019District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Hendrickson United States, LLC. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
6th CircuitAug 1, 2019Kentucky
Defendant Win
NORFOLK
W.D. Pa.Aug 1, 2019Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Traylor
W.D. La.Aug 1, 2019Louisiana
Defendant Win
Pilato
Ohio Ct. App.Jul 31, 2019

summary judgment, disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, prima facie case, pretext

Defendant Win
Christensen
N.D. Okla.Jul 31, 2019Oklahoma
Dismissed
Posada
D.D.C.Jul 29, 2019District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Posada
D. Mass.Jul 29, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Dexter v. Dealogic, LLC
D.D.C.Jul 26, 2019Massachusetts
Mixed Result
White
W.D. Mo.Jul 26, 2019Missouri
Defendant Win
Ventura
D. Mass.Jul 25, 2019Massachusetts
Dismissed
Matson v. Sanderson Farms, Inc.
S.D. Tex.Jul 23, 2019Texas
Defendant Win
Adams
N.D. Ill.Jul 23, 2019Illinois
Plaintiff Win$400,000 awarded
Kaplan
S.D.N.Y.Jul 19, 2019New York
Dismissed
Dacres
Ohio Ct. App.Jul 18, 2019

R.C. 2711.01, arbitration, R.C. 2711.02, stay of trial pending arbitration, economic duress, procedural and substantive unconscionability. The trial court's grant of appellee's motion to stay the proceedings pending arbitration is supported by the record. Appellant has failed to demonstrate the…

Defendant Win
Matter of Civil Serv. Employees Assn., Local 1000, AFSCME AFL-CIO v. New York State Off. of Children & Family Servs.
N.Y. App. Div.Jul 18, 2019New York
Defendant Win
Holden
D. Md.Jul 16, 2019Maryland
Plaintiff Win
MARRISA TAYLOR-MUNGER VS. COUNTY OF UNION (L-2708-15, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJul 15, 2019New Jersey
Defendant Win
Adams
N.D. Ill.Jul 15, 2019Illinois
Plaintiff Win$400,000 awarded
Edgecombe v. Lowes Home Ctrs., L.L.C.
S.D. Fla.Jul 12, 2019Florida
Remanded
MARTHA PALMER VS. EMPLOYMENT HORIZONS, INC. (L-0358-16, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJul 12, 2019
Defendant Win
Craig
N.D. Ill.Jul 11, 2019Illinois
Dismissed
Beverly
N.D. Ill.Jul 10, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
St. Paul Park Ref. Co. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
8th CircuitJul 8, 2019Minnesota
Defendant Win
Chidume
S.D.N.Y.Jul 3, 2019New York
Dismissed
Cox
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 28, 2019

The trial court correctly confined its review to the record as filed by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) related to a charge of discrimination against appellant's former employer. The trial court did not err in applying the "unlawful, irrational, arbitrary or capricious" standard of review…

Defendant Win
Worthen
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 26, 2019

CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS — ATTORNEY FEES: The trial court did not err in awarding attorney fees to plaintiff landlord against defendant tenant's attorney under R.C. 2323.51(A)(2)(a)(i) in an eviction action, where the court's finding that the attorney had engaged in frivolous conduct by protracting the…

Defendant Win$2,464.35 at issue
Bozzuto's Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
2nd CircuitJun 24, 2019Connecticut
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
N.D. Ill.Jun 11, 2019Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Pearson
N.D. Ill.Jun 10, 2019Illinois
Dismissed
DEJESUS
D.N.J.Jun 4, 2019New Jersey
Dismissed
DIBUONAVENTURA
D.N.J.Jun 3, 2019New Jersey
Defendant Win
Moore
S.D. Ala.Jun 3, 2019Alabama
Mixed Result
John Patrick Konvalinka, Jr. v. Craig Fuller
Tenn. Ct. App.May 31, 2019Tennessee

In this retaliatory discharge action, the plaintiff filed suit against his former employer under both the common law and the Tennessee Public Protection Act. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-304 (2014). The plaintiff claimed that he was terminated for voicing his concerns about, or refusing to…

Defendant Win
Bennett v. Rancho Cal. Water Dist.
CALCTAPP5DMay 29, 2019California
Remanded
Jibson
N.D. Ill.May 29, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
LABR
7th CircuitMay 24, 2019
Defendant Win
Jahnke
N.D. Ill.May 24, 2019Illinois
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.