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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)

Mojapelo
C.D. Ill.May 17, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
LABR
7th CircuitMay 10, 2019
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. NSL Country Gardens LLC
D. Mass.May 10, 2019Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win
Elliott-Lewis
D.D.C.May 9, 2019District of Columbia
Dismissed
Clive Baron v. Abbott Laboratories
3rd CircuitMay 9, 2019
Defendant Win
LEWIS SEAGULL VS. SARAH CHANDLER (L-1403-15, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVMay 2, 2019
Defendant Win
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1279 v. PA Labor Relations Board
Pa. Commw. Ct.Apr 30, 2019
Defendant Win
Daniel
N.D. Ill.Apr 29, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
SAMARADASA WEERAHANDI VS. REGINA LIU (L-7225-17, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVApr 22, 2019
Defendant Win
McClure
E.D. Ark.Apr 15, 2019Arkansas
Defendant Win
Hall
D.D.C.Apr 15, 2019District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Payne
S.D. Ala.Apr 12, 2019Alabama
Defendant Win
Davood
N.D. Ill.Apr 11, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
TONIE HARRELL VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVApr 11, 2019
Defendant Win
Eilen
D. Minn.Apr 10, 2019Minnesota
Defendant Win
Parada Torres v. Unite Here Local 25
D.D.C.Apr 3, 2019District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Choi
N.D. Ill.Apr 3, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Lau
Ill. App. Ct.Apr 2, 2019
Mixed Result
Adama Njie v. Stephanie Dorethy
7th CircuitMar 28, 2019
Remanded
Henyard
N.D. Ill.Mar 28, 2019Illinois
Dismissed
Adama Njie v. Stephanie Dorethy
7th CircuitMar 28, 2019
Remanded
Adama Njie v. Stephanie Dorethy
7th CircuitMar 28, 2019
Remanded
Harbeck
N.D. Ill.Mar 27, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Quianna Canada v. Texas Mutual Insurance Company
5th CircuitMar 26, 2019
Defendant Win
Pouliot
N.D. Ill.Mar 6, 2019Illinois
Remanded
Novato Healthcare Ctr. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
D.C. CircuitMar 5, 2019
Plaintiff Win
Jones
W.D. Ark.Mar 1, 2019Arkansas
Defendant Win
Sanford Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
9th CircuitFeb 26, 2019
Mixed Result$8,040,000 awarded
Sanford Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
9th CircuitFeb 26, 2019
Mixed Result$8,040,000 awarded
Persson
D. Mass.Feb 25, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Vetrano
E.D.N.Y.Feb 22, 2019New York
Defendant Win
Airgas USA, LLC v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
6th CircuitFeb 21, 2019Ohio
Defendant Win
Doe
Ohio Ct. App.Feb 21, 2019

Motion to compel arbitration contract contractual capacity ratification R.C. 2711.02. The trial court did not err in granting appellees' motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration. The record reflects that a valid and enforceable arbitration agreement existed because it had been ratified by…

Defendant Win
Sheila Annette Cunningham v. Florida Credit Union
11th CircuitFeb 20, 2019
Defendant Win
STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF T.P. (FJ-20-0941-16, FJ-20-1040-16, FJ-20-1107-16, FJ-20-0037-17 AND FJ-20-0164-17, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVFeb 6, 2019New Jersey
Defendant Win
Carter
N.D. Tex.Feb 1, 2019Texas
Mixed Result
Hyde
N.D. W. Va.Jan 29, 2019West Virginia
Remanded
Hageman
Ohio Ct. App.Jan 24, 2019Ohio

Trial court did not err by affirming SPBR decision that terminated employee was protected by whistleblower statute and that whistleblower activity motivated the termination because trial court could find there was reliable, probative, and substantial evidence to support conclusion that employee had…

Plaintiff Win
Madeline Van Wagenen v. Kirstjen Nielsen
9th CircuitJan 23, 2019California
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Edward L. Calvert
7th CircuitJan 22, 2019
Defendant Win
Airgas USA v. NLRB
6th CircuitJan 14, 2019
Plaintiff Win$337 awarded
Fickey
N.D. Ill.Jan 8, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
Bresler
Ohio Ct. App.Dec 20, 2018

Trial court did not err in providing jury instruction requested by appellees, nor did court err in ruling on appellant's request to pursue a claim for retaliation in age discrimination action.

Defendant Win
SABRINA MEDINA VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVDec 17, 2018New Jersey
Plaintiff Win
Harrison, K. v. Health Network Laboratories
Pa. Super. Ct.Dec 12, 2018
Remanded
Cassidy
W.D. Mo.Nov 29, 2018Missouri
Dismissed
Freeman
N.D. Ill.Nov 29, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Vega
N.D. Ill.Nov 16, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Ayele
D. Mass.Nov 15, 2018Massachusetts
Dismissed
Sonya Brooks v. Ron Woody
Tenn. Ct. App.Nov 8, 2018

In this wrongful dismissal case, Sonya Brooks ("Brooks") sued her former employer Roane County and county officials Ron Woody and Gloria Wright ("Defendants"). In a March 9, 2017 order, the Circuit Court for Roane County ("the Trial Court") dismissed Brooks' lawsuit against Defendants with…

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.