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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%)

Related Laws

NLRA(314)ADA(32)ADEA(5)OSHA(4)

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)

Nevada Service Employees Union v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitNov 17, 2009Nevada
Defendant Win
Loretta Avent v. Tempe Union High School District
9th CircuitNov 17, 2009
Defendant Win
Nevada Service Employees Union v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitNov 17, 2009Nevada
Plaintiff Win
Maldanado v. THE PICTSWEET CO.
W.D. Tenn.Nov 17, 2009Tennessee
Plaintiff Win
Nevada Serv Emp v. NLRB
9th CircuitNov 17, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Shay v. Sight & Sound Systems, Inc.
D.D.C.Nov 9, 2009District of Columbia
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. C.G. Schmidt, Inc.
E.D. Wis.Nov 5, 2009Wisconsin
Plaintiff Win
Cates
9th CircuitOct 27, 2009
Defendant Win
Cates
9th CircuitOct 27, 2009Nevada
Defendant Win
Sievers
9th CircuitOct 21, 2009Alaska
Defendant Win
Sievers
9th CircuitOct 21, 2009California
Defendant Win
Dominguez v. Miami-Dade County
S.D. Fla.Oct 20, 2009Florida
Defendant Win
Kevin Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plast
7th CircuitOct 15, 2009Wisconsin
Defendant Win
Augis Corp. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Mass. App. Ct.Oct 14, 2009
Plaintiff Win$10,000 awarded
Manzo
9th CircuitOct 9, 2009California
Defendant Win
Manzo
9th CircuitOct 9, 2009California
Defendant Win
Wildi v. ALLE-KISKI MEDICAL CENTER
W.D. Pa.Sep 18, 2009Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Onyiah v. St. Cloud State University
D. Minn.Sep 17, 2009Minnesota
Mixed Result
Fordham
E.D.N.Y.Sep 11, 2009New York
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Go Daddy Software, Inc.
9th CircuitSep 10, 2009California
Plaintiff Win
Eeoc v. Go Daddy Software
9th CircuitSep 10, 2009
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Local One-L, Amalgamated Lithographers of America
2nd CircuitSep 1, 2009
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Austal USA, LLC
11th CircuitAug 25, 2009
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Consolidated Bus Transit, Inc.
2nd CircuitAug 20, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
9th CircuitAug 18, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Eeoc v. the Boeing Company
9th CircuitAug 18, 2009
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. John T. Jones Construction Co.
8th CircuitAug 14, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Calhoun
4th CircuitAug 11, 2009
Defendant Win
Ragusa
E.D.N.Y.Aug 11, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Minor
E.D. Va.Aug 10, 2009Virginia
Defendant Win
Pandey
D. Minn.Aug 10, 2009Minnesota
Mixed Result
Seldon
M.D. Ga.Aug 6, 2009Georgia
Defendant Win
Adair
4th CircuitAug 6, 2009
Defendant Win
Chiesa
N.D.N.Y.Jul 31, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Addis
7th CircuitJul 30, 2009
Defendant Win
Cockroft
W.D. Wis.Jul 28, 2009Wisconsin
Defendant Win
Alonso v. UNCLE JACK'S STEAKHOUSE, INC.
S.D.N.Y.Jul 24, 2009New York
Plaintiff Win
Sasco Electric v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 15, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Guard Publishing Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJul 7, 2009
Mixed Result
Hance v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
6th CircuitJul 1, 2009Tennessee
Mixed Result$352,845.93 awarded
Hance v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co
6th CircuitJul 1, 2009Tennessee
Mixed Result$352,845.93 awarded
Fleming
E.D.N.Y.Jun 30, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Byrne
M.D. Ala.Jun 29, 2009Alabama
Defendant Win
Donnelly
E.D. Mo.Jun 19, 2009Missouri
Defendant Win
Civil Service Employees Ass'n, Local 1000 v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitJun 19, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Civil Service Employees Assn. v. NLRB
2nd CircuitJun 19, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Cunningham
2nd CircuitJun 10, 2009
Mixed Result
Cunningham
2nd CircuitJun 10, 2009
Mixed Result
Ardingo v. Local 951, United Food & Commercial Workers Union
6th CircuitMay 29, 2009
Plaintiff Win$819,614 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Management Hospitality of Racine, Inc.
E.D. Wis.May 27, 2009Wisconsin
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.