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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)

Tombeno
D. Mass.Jan 9, 2018Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Wittenbrook
Ohio Ct. App.Jan 8, 2018

Single joint employer doctrine retaliatory discharge sexual harassment/hostile work environment jury interrogatories plain error closing arguments

Plaintiff Win$950,001 awarded
Adama Njie v. Joseph Yurkovich
7th CircuitJan 5, 2018
Remanded
Garza
N.D. Ill.Jan 2, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
National Labor Relations Board v. Remington Lodging & Hospitality, LLC
9th CircuitDec 28, 2017
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Remington Ldg. & Hosp.
9th CircuitDec 28, 2017Alaska
Defendant Win
Abdullah Ennin v. CNH Industrial America LLC
7th CircuitDec 27, 2017Indiana
Defendant Win
Garcia-Garcia v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
1st CircuitDec 22, 2017Puerto Rico
Defendant Win
Cornell v. Berkeley Tennis Club
CALCTAPP5DDec 21, 2017California
Mixed Result
Jackson v. Kleen 1, LLC
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Dec 20, 2017Florida
Mixed Result
FLRA
6th CircuitDec 18, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Diller
Ohio Ct. App.Dec 15, 2017Ohio

In the absence of a genuine issue of material fact, the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of Miami Valley Hospital on Noelle Diller's claims of sexual harassment (hostile environment) and retaliation. While the trial court abused its discretion in striking Exhibits B, C,…

Defendant Win
Price
N.D. Ill.Dec 14, 2017Illinois
Mixed Result
Usdol
9th CircuitDec 12, 2017
Defendant Win
Peppers
N.D. Ill.Dec 12, 2017Illinois
Mixed Result
Aku
N.D. Ill.Dec 12, 2017Illinois
Dismissed
Collins
S.D. W. Va.Dec 7, 2017West Virginia
Mixed Result
Suqin Zhu v. Hakkasan NYC LLC
S.D. Ill.Nov 28, 2017New York
Defendant Win
Ouadani
1st CircuitNov 21, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Thomas Knickmeyer v. Nevada Ex Rel. Eighth Judicial
9th CircuitNov 16, 2017Nevada
Defendant Win
M. Kathleen McKinney v. Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
6th CircuitNov 9, 2017Tennessee
Mixed Result
Laurich v. Red Lobster Rests., LLC
D.N.M.Nov 8, 2017New Mexico
Defendant Win
Dole
2nd CircuitNov 1, 2017
Defendant Win
Jamie McKnight v. Aimbridge Employee Service Cor
3rd CircuitOct 26, 2017
Defendant Win
Laul
10th CircuitOct 23, 2017
Defendant Win
Coletta Beneli v. NLRB
9th CircuitOct 17, 2017
Defendant Win
Quality Health Services of P.R., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
1st CircuitOct 16, 2017Puerto Rico
Defendant Win
Creative Vision Resources, LLC v. NLRB
5th CircuitOct 16, 2017Louisiana
Defendant Win
Sage Redwind v. Western Union, LLC
9th CircuitOct 3, 2017
Defendant Win
Buffalo Teachers Federation, Inc. v. New York State Public Employment Relations Board
N.Y. App. Div.Sep 29, 2017
Defendant Win
Southern Bakeries, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
8th CircuitSep 27, 2017
Mixed Result
Creative Vision Resources, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitSep 25, 2017Louisiana
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.
N.D. IowaSep 22, 2017Iowa
Defendant Win$4,694,442.14 at issue
Adams & Associates, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitSep 15, 2017California
Defendant Win
United Nurses Associations of California v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitSep 11, 2017California
Mixed Result
Martin v. Local 556, Transport Workers Union
5th CircuitSep 8, 2017
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CollegeAmerica Denver, Inc.
10th CircuitSep 5, 2017
Remanded
National Labor Relations Board v. Long Island Ass'n for Aids Care, Inc.
2nd CircuitAug 31, 2017
Plaintiff Win
NLRB v. Long Island Ass'n for AIDS Care, Inc.
2nd CircuitAug 31, 2017New York
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Long Island Ass'n for Aids Care, Inc.
2nd CircuitAug 31, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Day & Zimmerman NPS, Inc.
D. Conn.Aug 22, 2017Connecticut
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Pacific Railroad
7th CircuitAug 15, 2017Wisconsin
Plaintiff Win
EEOC v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
7th CircuitAug 15, 2017
Plaintiff Win
LABR
8th CircuitAug 14, 2017
Remanded
LogistiCare Solutions, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitAug 9, 2017
Defendant Win
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
8th CircuitAug 8, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Q. Salem v. PA Labor Relations Board
Pa. Commw. Ct.Aug 8, 2017
Defendant Win
Coleen Remp v. Alcon Laboratories Inc
3rd CircuitJul 25, 2017
Defendant Win
T-Mobile USA, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitJul 25, 2017
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Memorial Health Care
D. Minn.Jul 6, 2017Minnesota
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.