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Retaliation Cases

6,288 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1869–2026)

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%)

Related Laws

NLRA(509)ADA(61)ADEA(8)Equal Pay Act(3)

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)

Amber Machowski v. HY5 LLC
C.D. Cal.Feb 19, 2021California
Defendant Win
Duff
S.D.N.Y.Feb 19, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Daniels
D. Mass.Feb 18, 2021Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Bryan
E.D.N.Y.Feb 18, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Raktabutr
D. Md.Feb 18, 2021Maryland
Dismissed
Ucarer
E.D.N.Y.Feb 17, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Olsen
D. Nev.Feb 17, 2021Nevada
Defendant Win
Woronec
M.D. Fla.Feb 12, 2021Florida
Remanded
Bailey
S.D. Miss.Feb 11, 2021Mississippi
Defendant Win
Navarro
N.D. Cal.Feb 8, 2021California
Defendant Win
Richey
S.D. Cal.Feb 8, 2021California
Settlement
Sandin
D. Kan.Feb 8, 2021Kansas
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JBS USA, LLC
D. Colo.Feb 8, 2021Colorado
Mixed Result
Bonds
S.D. OhioFeb 8, 2021Ohio
Mixed Result
MacKnight
S.D. OhioFeb 4, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Di Biase v. SPX Corporation
W.D.N.C.Feb 4, 2021California
Mixed Result
Strong
N.D. Ill.Feb 2, 2021Illinois
Defendant Win
Grimes
E.D.N.C.Feb 1, 2021North Carolina
Defendant Win
Polee
N.D. Cal.Jan 29, 2021California
Settlement$690,056 awarded
Adams
N.D. Ga.Jan 27, 2021Georgia
Dismissed
Lerner
D. Nev.Jan 26, 2021Nevada
Dismissed
Green
M.D. Fla.Jan 26, 2021Florida
Plaintiff Win
Coates
D. Colo.Jan 26, 2021Colorado
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JBS USA, LLC
D. Colo.Jan 25, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Mestizo
S.D.N.Y.Jan 22, 2021New York
Dismissed
Jane Doe v. Solera Capital LLC
S.D.N.Y.Jan 20, 2021New York
Dismissed
Monegro
S.D.N.Y.Jan 19, 2021Illinois
Mixed Result
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 85 v. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
W.D. Pa.Jan 19, 2021Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Williams v. Aaron Johnson
S.D.N.Y.Jan 19, 2021Illinois
Mixed Result
Coleman
S.D.N.Y.Jan 14, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Northwest Administrators Inc v. Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co
W.D. Wash.Jan 14, 2021Washington
Dismissed
McCutchan
N.D. Ill.Jan 11, 2021Illinois
Defendant Win
Balderas
N.D. Ill.Jan 8, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Badaiki
S.D. Tex.Jan 8, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Kim
M.D. Fla.Jan 7, 2021Florida
Plaintiff Win
Nance-Bush
S.D. Tex.Jan 6, 2021Texas
Defendant Win
Wright
S.D.N.Y.Jan 5, 2021New York
Dismissed
Semelka
N.C. Ct. App.Dec 31, 2020

Judicial review, UNC Board of Governors, termination of a tenured professor, misconduct

Defendant Win
King
N.D. Ill.Dec 29, 2020Illinois
Remanded
Krupa
D. Ariz.Dec 28, 2020Arizona
Dismissed
Rosemary Garity v. Apwu Nat'l Labor Org.
9th CircuitDec 24, 2020
Defendant Win
Clackamas County Employees' Assn. v. Clackamas County
Or. Ct. App.Dec 23, 2020
Remanded
Johnson v. Evergreen Packaging LLC
E.D. Ark.Dec 23, 2020Colorado
Remanded
Scalia
W.D. Mich.Dec 23, 2020Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
EEOC v. HP Pelzer Auto. Sys.
6th CircuitDec 18, 2020
Defendant Win
Abada
E.D.N.Y.Dec 18, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Yadav
W.D. Tex.Dec 16, 2020Texas
Dismissed
BARRETT
S.D. Ind.Dec 16, 2020Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Scull
D. Colo.Dec 16, 2020Colorado
Dismissed
Brown
E.D. Mo.Dec 15, 2020Missouri
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.