Claim Type

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)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Staffing Solutions of WNY, Inc.

W.D.N.Y.Oct 16, 2020New York

E.D.N.Y.Oct 16, 2020New York

M.D. Fla.Oct 14, 2020Florida

D. Kan.Oct 13, 2020Kansas

W.D.N.Y.Oct 13, 2020South Carolina

D. Kan.Oct 9, 2020Kansas

Laborers' Int'l Union of N. Am. v. N.L.R.B.

2nd CircuitOct 9, 2020

Brooke Adams v. Fan Chen

5th CircuitOct 8, 2020

NLRB v. Natural Life, Inc.

9th CircuitOct 8, 2020Washington

S.D.N.Y.Oct 8, 2020New York

Muning Zhong v. Phillips 66 Company

C.D. Cal.Oct 7, 2020California

Napleton 1050, Inc. v. NLRB

D.C. CircuitOct 6, 2020Illinois

N.D. Ill.Oct 6, 2020Illinois

N.D. Ill.Oct 6, 2020Illinois

2nd CircuitOct 1, 2020

M.D. Fla.Oct 1, 2020Florida

D. Nev.Oct 1, 2020Nevada

S.D.N.Y.Oct 1, 2020New York

S.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2020New York

E.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2020New York

Lee v. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board

Ill. App. Ct.Sep 30, 2020

Alton Adams v. David Pritchard

4th CircuitSep 30, 2020

D.S.C.Sep 30, 2020South Carolina

W.D. Tenn.Sep 29, 2020Tennessee

N.D. Ill.Sep 28, 2020Texas

Mixed Result$89,000 awarded

S.D.N.Y.Sep 28, 2020New York

D. Md.Sep 25, 2020Maryland

INNDSep 24, 2020Indiana

S.D. Ind.Sep 24, 2020Indiana

D.D.C.Sep 23, 2020District of Columbia

E.D. Va.Sep 23, 2020Virginia

N.D. Ill.Sep 22, 2020Illinois

E.D. Ark.Sep 22, 2020Washington

N.D. Tex.Sep 22, 2020California

N.D. W. Va.Sep 21, 2020West Virginia

S.D. Tex.Sep 21, 2020Texas

Frank Rodarte v. The Terminix International Company Limited Partnership

C.D. Cal.Sep 17, 2020California

E.D.N.Y.Sep 16, 2020New York

S.D.N.Y.Sep 14, 2020New York

S.D. OhioSep 14, 2020Ohio

S.D. Cal.Sep 14, 2020California

NLRB v. Iab, Local 229

9th CircuitSep 11, 2020

N.D. Ala.Sep 11, 2020Alabama

D.D.C.Sep 9, 2020District of Columbia

W.D. Pa.Sep 8, 2020Pennsylvania

Sysco Grand Rapids, LLC v. NLRB

6th CircuitSep 4, 2020

D.N.M.Sep 4, 2020Ohio

S.D.N.Y.Sep 4, 2020New York

NLRB v. Matsu Corp.

2nd CircuitSep 3, 2020New York

D. Kan.Sep 3, 2020Kansas

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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.