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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)

Cepada
D. Md.Sep 23, 2013Maryland
Defendant Win
Rivera-Melendez v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC
1st CircuitSep 20, 2013Puerto Rico
Remanded
Ray
S.D. IowaSep 13, 2013Iowa
Defendant Win
Jenkins
W.D. Tenn.Sep 6, 2013Tennessee
Defendant Win
Baiden-Adams
E.D. Va.Sep 4, 2013Virginia
Dismissed
All Seasons Climate Control, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitAug 28, 2013
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. RELCO Locomotives, Inc.
8th CircuitAug 20, 2013Iowa
Plaintiff Win
Darnell Smith v. Robert H. Quada
Tex. App.—10th Dist.Aug 15, 2013
Dismissed
Hall v. Ibew Plus Credit Union, Inc.
9th CircuitAug 15, 2013
Defendant Win
Serge Adamov v. U.S. Bank National Association
6th CircuitAug 13, 2013Kentucky
Defendant Win
Greene
E.D.N.Y.Aug 13, 2013New York
Defendant Win
Serge Adamov v. U.S. Bank National Association
6th CircuitAug 13, 2013
Defendant Win
Weslaco Independent School District and Richard Rivera v. Adan Perez Jr.
Tex. App.—13th Dist.Jul 25, 2013
Defendant Win
Morales
2nd CircuitJul 16, 2013New York
Defendant Win
Pamela Lorentz v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
5th CircuitJul 8, 2013Texas
Defendant Win
Cruces
D. UtahJul 8, 2013Utah
Defendant Win
Ahearn v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Locals 21 & 4
9th CircuitJul 5, 2013Washington
Mixed Result$117,112.7 awarded
G-K
BIAJul 1, 2013

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Dismissed
Cunningham
NYJun 27, 2013New York
Plaintiff Win
University of Washington v. Washington Federation of State Employees
Wash. Ct. App.Jun 24, 2013Washington
Plaintiff Win
Independent Electrical Contractors v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitJun 17, 2013Texas
Defendant Win
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Administrative Review Board
10th CircuitJun 4, 2013Colorado
Plaintiff Win
Archie Donald v. Buckman Laboratories, Inc.
6th CircuitJun 4, 2013Tennessee
Defendant Win
Alvaro Quezada v. A. Herrera
9th CircuitMay 22, 2013
Defendant Win
Seiu
9th CircuitMay 22, 2013California
Defendant Win
Campbell
Or. Ct. App.May 15, 2013Oregon
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Finish Line, Inc.
M.D. Tenn.Apr 19, 2013Tennessee
Plaintiff Win$30,000 awarded
Moehring
Ill. App. Ct.Apr 18, 2013Illinois
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Hartman and Tyner, Inc.
11th CircuitApr 16, 2013Florida
Defendant Win
Banigo
N.Y. Sup. Ct.Apr 15, 2013
Defendant Win
Badahman
Mo.Apr 9, 2013Missouri
Plaintiff Win$13,250 awarded
Grane Health Care v. National Labor Relations Board
3rd CircuitApr 5, 2013Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Westendorf v. West Coast Contractors of Nevada, Inc.
9th CircuitApr 1, 2013
Mixed Result
SDBC Holdings, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitMar 28, 2013New York
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Engineering Contractors, Inc.
4th CircuitMar 28, 2013Maryland
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aurora Health Care Inc.
E.D. Wis.Mar 20, 2013Wisconsin
Defendant Win
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Local 3669 v. Shinseki
D.C. CircuitMar 8, 2013
Plaintiff Win
Bechtel
2nd CircuitMar 5, 2013
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Special Touch Home Care Services, Inc.
2nd CircuitFeb 27, 2013
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.
7th CircuitFeb 15, 2013
Plaintiff Win$415,000 awarded
Ada Ramirez v. Miami Dade County
11th CircuitFeb 15, 2013
Defendant Win
Lenzen v. Workers Compensation Reinsurance Ass'n
8th CircuitFeb 11, 2013Minnesota
Defendant Win
Delfingen US-Texas, LP v. Guadalupe Valenzuela
Tex. App.—8th Dist.Feb 6, 2013Texas
Defendant Win
Delfingen US-Texas, LP v. Guadalupe Valenzuela
Tex. App.—8th Dist.Feb 6, 2013
Plaintiff Win
Bell v. Construction & General Building Laborer's Local 79
2nd CircuitJan 31, 2013New York
Defendant Win
Pessoa Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitJan 25, 2013
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
W.D. Pa.Jan 22, 2013Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Avista Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJan 18, 2013
Defendant Win
Rochester Gas & Elec. Corp. v. Nat’l Labor Relations Bd.
2nd CircuitJan 17, 2013New York
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Original Honeybaked Ham Co. of Georgia, Inc.
D. Colo.Jan 15, 2013Colorado
Mixed Result

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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.