Claim Type
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)
United Food & Commercial Workers International Union v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Ark.Dec 11, 2014Arkansas
Defendant Win
United Food & Commercial Workers Int'l Union v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Ark.Dec 11, 2014Arkansas
Defendant Win
Dragmen
Ohio Ct. App.Dec 4, 2014Ohio
Defendant Win
Stropkay
2nd CircuitDec 3, 2014
Mixed Result
Mathew Enterprise, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitNov 7, 2014
Defendant Win
Joshua Hugo v. Millennium Laboratories, Inc
6th CircuitOct 31, 2014Tennessee
Defendant Win
Melissa C. Butterworth v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
11th CircuitOct 14, 2014
Defendant Win
Taft Coal Sales and Associates, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
11th CircuitOct 2, 2014Alabama
Defendant Win
Veronica Ollier v. Sweetwater Union High School
9th CircuitSep 19, 2014
Plaintiff Win
MatterofJackson[Commr.ofLabor]
N.Y. App. Div.Sep 18, 2014New York
Plaintiff Win
Unified Turbines, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
2nd CircuitSep 16, 2014
Defendant Win
Union County Education Association v. Union County Board of Education
Tenn. Ct. App.Aug 28, 2014Tennessee
Remanded
Teamsters Local Union No. 455 v. National Labor Relations Board
10th CircuitAug 27, 2014
Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. PMT Corp.
D. Minn.Aug 27, 2014Minnesota
Mixed Result
Greene
2nd CircuitAug 21, 2014
Defendant Win
Greene
2nd CircuitAug 21, 2014New York
Defendant Win
Mohan Kutty v. United States Dep't of Labor
6th CircuitAug 20, 2014Tennessee
Defendant Win
Quadir
S.D.N.Y.Aug 19, 2014New York
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Product Fabricators, Inc.
8th CircuitAug 15, 2014
Defendant Win
Dongsheng Huang v. Administrative Review Board, United States Department of Labor
5th CircuitAug 12, 2014Texas
Defendant Win$180,000 at issue
Santina Caruso v. The Jackson Laboratory
Me.Aug 7, 2014Maine
Defendant Win
Dresser-Rand Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitJul 23, 2014
Remanded
Community Unit School District No. 5 v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct.Jul 21, 2014Illinois
Defendant Win
Bohnet
E.D.N.Y.Jul 14, 2014New York
Defendant Win
Sanguinetti
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 11, 2014
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. A.C. Widenhouse, Inc.
4th CircuitJun 24, 2014
Plaintiff Win
FLRA
D.C. CircuitJun 17, 2014
Defendant Win
Pedi
2nd CircuitJun 17, 2014New York
Defendant Win
Nooner v. El Dorado Union High School District
9th CircuitJun 13, 2014
Dismissed
Davis
Cal. Ct. App.Jun 12, 2014
Defendant Win
Rebecca Spaulding v. Dept of Labor (U.S. Precision, Employer)
VTJun 12, 2014
Plaintiff Win
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
2nd CircuitJun 6, 2014New York
Defendant Win
Jones
7th CircuitJun 4, 2014
Defendant Win
Sutter Health Wage and Hour Cases CA1/5
Cal. Ct. App.Jun 3, 2014
Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Farmers Insurance
E.D. Cal.May 30, 2014California
Plaintiff Win
DOL
6th CircuitMay 28, 2014
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons, Inc.
E.D. Wash.May 28, 2014Washington
Mixed Result
Tracy Mitchell v. Union Tank Car, L.L.C.
5th CircuitMay 27, 2014Louisiana
Defendant Win
Municipal Employees Organization v. Municipality of Penn Hills
Pa. Commw. Ct.May 27, 2014Pennsylvania
Remanded
Didier
D. Kan.May 13, 2014Kansas
Defendant Win
Wages
D. Minn.May 8, 2014Minnesota
Mixed Result
Johnson v. United States Department of Labor
D.D.C.May 8, 2014District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Anthony Henry v. Laborers Local 1191
MICHMay 5, 2014Michigan
Mixed Result
Carrie Zepperi-Lomanto v. American Postal Workers Union
7th CircuitMay 2, 2014Illinois
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bloomberg L.P.
S.D.N.Y.Apr 28, 2014New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ford Motor Co.
6th CircuitApr 22, 2014Michigan
Remanded
Boyd
Federal CircuitApr 11, 2014Georgia
Defendant Win
District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department v. District of Columbia Employee Appeals and James O'Boyle
DCApr 10, 2014District of Columbia
Mixed Result
Overstreet ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Gunderson Rail Services, LLC
D. Ariz.Apr 8, 2014Arizona
Plaintiff Win
Giles
D.D.C.Mar 27, 2014District of Columbia
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.