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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)

Cellco Partnership v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJun 19, 2018
Defendant Win
Grubbs
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 18, 2018Ohio

CIVIL - summary judgment Civ.R. 56(C) employment discrimination R.C. 4112.02(A) disparate treatment retaliation R.C. 4112.02(I) nondiscriminatory and pretextual reasons for termination

Remanded
Copen
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 18, 2018Ohio

summary judgment, Civ.R. 56, App.R. 16(A)(7), disability discrimination, R.C. 4112.02, workers' compensation, retaliation, R.C. 4123.90

Defendant Win
Bruce
D. Mass.Jun 18, 2018Massachusetts
Dismissed
Cindy Terry v. Jackson-Madison County General Hospital District
Tenn. Ct. App.Jun 15, 2018

A medical product sales representative brought suit against her former employer, a hospital, claiming retaliation in violation of the Tennessee Human Rights Act. After a bench trial, the trial court judge entered a verdict in favor of the hospital, having concluded that the employee failed to carry…

Defendant Win
Tamosiunas v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
D.C. CircuitJun 15, 2018
Plaintiff Win
Aku
N.D. Ill.Jun 14, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
NLRB v. EYM King of Missouri, LLC
8th CircuitJun 12, 2018
Plaintiff Win
Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd.
Cal. Ct. App.May 30, 2018California
Remanded
Tramont Mfg., LLC v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
D.C. CircuitMay 29, 2018
Mixed Result
Geraci
7th CircuitMay 25, 2018
Defendant Win
Kinard Ex Rel. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Dish Network Corp.
5th CircuitMay 18, 2018
Mixed Result
Lipin
D. Mass.May 16, 2018Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Willie Jones v. Heartland Employment Services
7th CircuitMay 11, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Willie Jones v. Heartland Employment Services
7th CircuitMay 11, 2018
Defendant Win
Willie Jones v. Heartland Employment Services
7th CircuitMay 11, 2018
Defendant Win
Walker
Ohio Ct. App.May 8, 2018Ohio

Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not err when it granted summary judgment in favor of appellee. Under Ohio's borrowing statute, R.C. 2305.03, and controlling choice of law principles, Tennessee law applied to appellant's wrongful termination claims. Consequently, appellant's claims were…

Defendant Win
Pruitthealth-Virginia Park, LLC v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
D.C. CircuitMay 1, 2018Georgia
Defendant Win
Casino Pauma v. NLRB
9th CircuitApr 26, 2018California
Defendant Win
Hankishiyev
10th CircuitApr 25, 2018
Defendant Win
Schindler
N.D. Ill.Apr 25, 2018Illinois
Dismissed
Lin
2nd CircuitApr 25, 2018
Defendant Win
Earnest Williams v. FlexFrac Transport, LLC Flex Capital Transport, LLC FlexFrac Oilfield, LLC FlexFrac Propant Sand Suppliers, LLC Andy Adams and Micah Torres
Tex. App.—5th Dist.Apr 20, 2018
Defendant Win
Glasker
S.D. Ala.Apr 16, 2018Alabama
Defendant Win
Davis
N.D. Ill.Apr 12, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result$100,000 awarded
Monroe
N.D. Ill.Apr 10, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Higgins
D. Neb.Mar 28, 2018Nebraska
Defendant Win
Burton
N.D. Ill.Mar 23, 2018Illinois
Dismissed
Adamina McKenzie v. San Joaquin Valley College
9th CircuitMar 23, 2018
Defendant Win
Wiggins
N.D. Ill.Mar 23, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Thompson
N.D. Ill.Mar 22, 2018Illinois
Dismissed
Novelis Corp. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
2nd CircuitMar 15, 2018
Mixed Result
1621 Route 22 West Operating C v. NLRB
3rd CircuitMar 14, 2018New Jersey
Defendant Win
Debra Steele v. Pelmor Laboratories Inc
3rd CircuitMar 13, 2018
Defendant Win
Dish Network v. NLRB
10th CircuitMar 7, 2018Colorado
Defendant Win
MacO
2nd CircuitMar 7, 2018
Defendant Win
Brookens
D.D.C.Mar 2, 2018District of Columbia
Defendant Win
DeLong
Ohio Ct. App.Mar 1, 2018

Employment termination

Defendant Win
Elliott-Lewis
D. Mass.Mar 1, 2018Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win
Crum
N.D. Ill.Feb 26, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Aerotek, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
8th CircuitFeb 21, 2018
Mixed Result
Dezso Benedek v. Micheal F. Adams
11th CircuitFeb 12, 2018
Defendant Win
Behn
N.D. Ill.Feb 6, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
Flowers
D. Mass.Feb 5, 2018Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Earnest Williams v. FlexFrac Transport, LLC Flex Capital Transport, LLC FlexFrac Oilfield, LLC FlexFrac Propant Sand Suppliers, LLC Andy Adams and Micah Torres
Tex. App.—5th Dist.Feb 5, 2018
Defendant Win
Amesse
Ohio Ct. App.Feb 2, 2018

The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted Plaintiff's Exhibits 29 and 36 into evidence during trial because the probative value of the exhibits substantially outweighed any danger of any prejudice to the appellants. The jury's verdict in favor of the plaintiff with respect to…

Plaintiff Win
Stapleton
N.D. Ill.Feb 1, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Messer
Ohio Ct. App.Jan 31, 2018

summary judgment - sex discrimination - gender discrimination - sexual harassment - privacy interest - R.C. 4112.02(A) - retaliatory discrimination - circumstantial evidence - R.C. 4112.02(I) - aiding and abetting to commit discrimination - R.C. 4112.02(J)

Defendant Win
NLRB v. Mid Atlantic Restaurant Group
3rd CircuitJan 25, 2018
Plaintiff Win
Whitaker
D. Mass.Jan 12, 2018Massachusetts
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.