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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)

Adams
N.D. Ill.Nov 6, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
EEOC v. CVS Pharmacy, Incorporated
7th CircuitNov 2, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Jefferson
N.D. Ill.Oct 31, 2018Illinois
Dismissed
Bergholz
N.D. Ill.Oct 30, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
ALAINE M. KRAJICEK VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVOct 11, 2018New Jersey
Remanded
Janet Thornton v. Coffee County Board of Education
Tenn. Ct. App.Oct 3, 2018

This interlocutory appeal involves a complaint for damages under the Public Employee Political Freedom Act. The chancery court transferred the case to circuit court after determining that only unliquidated damages were "available" under the statute. We conclude that the complaint failed to allege…

Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Big Lots Stores, Inc.
N.D. W. Va.Sep 27, 2018West Virginia
Plaintiff Win
Sanchez
N.D. Ill.Sep 26, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win$700,000 awarded
Unite Here International Union v. Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
9th CircuitSep 24, 2018
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Dawn Trucking Inc.
2nd CircuitSep 21, 2018
Plaintiff Win
Razzano
2nd CircuitSep 20, 2018
Remanded
James Robinson v. Dungarvin Nevada, LLC
9th CircuitSep 20, 2018
Defendant Win
NIKITA CLARKE-HUFF VS. ELIZABETH BOARD OF EDUCATION (L-3264-16, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVSep 11, 2018New Jersey
Defendant Win
Brown-Morrison
D. Mass.Sep 10, 2018Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Teachers College, Columbia University v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitSep 4, 2018
Defendant Win
Bilinsky
N.D. Ill.Aug 31, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Kresch
N.D. Ill.Aug 31, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
Trump
D.D.C.Aug 25, 2018District of Columbia
Mixed Result
Trump
D.D.C.Aug 25, 2018District of Columbia
Plaintiff Win
Bell v. Loyola University Medical Center
N.D. Ill.Aug 23, 2018Illinois
Dismissed
Lehmier
Ohio Ct. App.Aug 22, 2018

summary judgment – gender discrimination – legitimate business reason – pretext – retaliation – judgment based on arguments not asserted

Defendant Win
Renzi
N.D. Ill.Aug 20, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Salemi
10th CircuitAug 17, 2018
Defendant Win
Rice
E.D.N.Y.Aug 13, 2018New York
Plaintiff Win
Capital Medical Center v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitAug 10, 2018
Plaintiff Win
McCarthy
N.D. Ill.Aug 10, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Capital Med. Ctr. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
D.C. CircuitAug 10, 2018
Defendant Win
Dustin Hess v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
8th CircuitAug 6, 2018
Defendant Win
Amanda Shoemaker v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
4th CircuitAug 6, 2018
Defendant Win
Advanced Life Sys. Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
D.C. CircuitAug 3, 2018
Mixed Result
Susan Sheeler v. Nevada Community School District, Dr. Steve Gray, Justin Gross, and Brian Schaeffer
IOWACTAPPAug 1, 2018
Defendant Win
TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 469 VS. STAFFORD TOWNSHIP (C-000177-15, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVAug 1, 2018New Jersey
Defendant Win
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
11th CircuitJul 31, 2018
Defendant Win
Parada
D. Minn.Jul 30, 2018Minnesota
Mixed Result
Con-Ag, Inc. v. Sec'y of Labor
6th CircuitJul 26, 2018
Plaintiff Win
Sterlinski
N.D. Ill.Jul 23, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Marijan
N.D. Ill.Jul 18, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Phillips
N.D. Ill.Jul 18, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
Shingler
Ohio Ct. App.Jul 12, 2018Ohio

Dismissal of complaint motion for judgment on pleadings common-law tort for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy Greeley claim unlicensed practice of nursing R.C. 4723.03 reporting Ohio Board of Nursing retaliatory discharge R.C. 4723.341 R.C. 4113.52 jeopardy adequate statutory remedy.…

Defendant Win
Michael B. Brown v. Secretary of Labor
11th CircuitJul 11, 2018
Defendant Win
Veritas Health Servs., Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
D.C. CircuitJul 10, 2018
Plaintiff Win
Crisell Seguin v. US Department of Labor
4th CircuitJul 10, 2018
Dismissed
John McAdams v. Marquette University
WISJul 6, 2018
Plaintiff Win
In-N-Out Burger, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
5th CircuitJul 6, 2018
Plaintiff Win
Muldowney
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 29, 2018

CIVIL - disability discrimination retaliatory discharge collateral estoppel res judicata grievance process used collective bargaining agreement statutory claims not barred separate not actually or necessarily litigated separate remedies are not jointly exhaustive summary judgment reasonable and…

Defendant Win
Glenn
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 29, 2018Ohio

Plaintiff filed a wrongful termination case on the basis of racial discrimination as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress and retaliation against The Ohio State University. Plaintiff failed to file within the two year statute of limitation and the longer federal time period in this…

Defendant Win
Johnson v. Chicago Board of Education
N.D. Ill.Jun 29, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Jam Productions, Limited
7th CircuitJun 28, 2018
Remanded
NLRB v. Jam Productions, Limited
7th CircuitJun 28, 2018Illinois
Remanded
Bernero
N.D. Ill.Jun 22, 2018Illinois
Dismissed

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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.