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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)

Tipton
6th CircuitMay 20, 2008
Plaintiff Win
Wa State Nurses Assoc. v. NLRB
9th CircuitMay 19, 2008
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. U.S. Postal Service
11th CircuitMay 2, 2008
Plaintiff Win
Deleonardo
Federal CircuitApr 29, 2008Alabama
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Goya Foods
11th CircuitApr 24, 2008
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Harris Farms Inc.
9th CircuitApr 17, 2008California
Plaintiff Win
Brohd Engineers & Tr v. Union Pacific
7th CircuitApr 9, 2008
Plaintiff Win
El Paso Electric Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitApr 3, 2008
Defendant Win
Tademy
10th CircuitApr 1, 2008
Plaintiff Win
Tademy
10th CircuitApr 1, 2008
Remanded
Five Star Transportation, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
1st CircuitMar 31, 2008
Defendant Win
Smith-Barrett
W.D.N.Y.Mar 31, 2008New York
Defendant Win
Abdullahi
7th CircuitMar 21, 2008
Remanded
Abdullahi, Parisima v. Prada USA Corporatio
7th CircuitMar 21, 2008
Remanded
Intern. Union, United Auto., Aerospace v. NLRB
2nd CircuitMar 20, 2008
Mixed Result
McNa
M.D. Fla.Mar 12, 2008Florida
Mixed Result
CNP Mechanical, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitMar 12, 2008
Defendant Win
St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers v. National Labor Relations Board
7th CircuitMar 11, 2008Indiana
Plaintiff Win
St. Margaret Mercy v. NLRB
7th CircuitMar 11, 2008
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. HQM of Bayside, LLC
4th CircuitMar 10, 2008
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Regency Grand Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
3rd CircuitFeb 20, 2008
Plaintiff Win
Ragusa
E.D.N.Y.Feb 19, 2008New York
Plaintiff Win
California Public Employees' Retirement System v. Superior Court
Cal. Ct. App.Feb 15, 2008
Defendant Win
Amadasu
6th CircuitFeb 1, 2008
Defendant Win
Amadasu
6th CircuitFeb 1, 2008
Defendant Win
Darveau
4th CircuitJan 31, 2008Virginia
Mixed Result
Garibaldi
W.D.N.Y.Jan 31, 2008New York
Settlement$70,000 awarded
UAW
6th CircuitJan 28, 2008
Defendant Win
Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas v. NLRB
9th CircuitJan 28, 2008
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Express Corp.
4th CircuitJan 23, 2008Maryland
Plaintiff Win$108,000 awarded
Jolliff
6th CircuitJan 22, 2008
Remanded
Joliff
6th CircuitJan 22, 2008
Remanded
Social Service Employees Union, Local 371 ex rel. Norris v. New York City of Collective Bargaining
N.Y. App. Div.Jan 3, 2008New York
Defendant Win
Simmons
E.D.N.C.Dec 14, 2007North Carolina
Defendant Win
SNE Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitDec 7, 2007
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Midwestern Personnel Services, Inc.
7th CircuitNov 8, 2007
Plaintiff Win
NLRB v. Midwestern Personnel
7th CircuitNov 8, 2007
Plaintiff Win
California Gas Transport, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitNov 7, 2007
Defendant Win
EEOC v. V&J Foods, Inc.
7th CircuitNov 7, 2007
Plaintiff Win
Brown
9th CircuitNov 1, 2007
Defendant Win
Adams
5th CircuitOct 30, 2007
Defendant Win
Ghent
W.D.N.Y.Oct 23, 2007New York
Defendant Win
Payne
W.D.N.Y.Oct 17, 2007New York
Defendant Win
DiPietro
S.D. OhioOct 16, 2007Ohio
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Omni Hotels Management Corp.
N.D. Tex.Sep 26, 2007Texas
Defendant Win
Flake
3rd CircuitSep 21, 2007
Defendant Win
NONI
W.D.N.Y.Sep 13, 2007New York
Defendant Win
Gentile
E.D.N.Y.Sep 6, 2007New York
Defendant Win
American Federation of Government Employees Local 1 v. Stone
9th CircuitSep 5, 2007
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. LA Weight Loss
D. Md.Aug 31, 2007Maryland
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.