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)
Frontier Telephone of Rochester Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitMay 16, 2006
Defendant Win
United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 204 v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitMay 5, 2006
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky Tennessee Clay Co.
4th CircuitMay 2, 2006South Carolina
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union Local 26
1st CircuitApr 28, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Honeyville Grain, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
10th CircuitApr 27, 2006California
Defendant Win
Icwuc
9th CircuitApr 27, 2006
Plaintiff Win
New England Health Care Employees Union, Petitioner v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitApr 19, 2006
Plaintiff Win
New England Health Care Employees Union v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitApr 19, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Novella
M.D. Fla.Apr 19, 2006Florida
Defendant Win
Gonzalez
W.D. Tex.Apr 18, 2006Texas
Remanded
Opw Fueling Components, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
6th CircuitApr 6, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Physician Services, P.S.C.
E.D. Ky.Apr 6, 2006Kentucky
Plaintiff Win
OPW Fueling v. NLRB
6th CircuitApr 6, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Sundaram
E.D.N.Y.Mar 29, 2006New York
Defendant Win
Martinez, Isaac v. Abbott Laboratories
7th CircuitMar 29, 2006
Defendant Win
Healthcare Employees Union v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitMar 17, 2006
Remanded
Healthcare Employees Union, Local 399 v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitMar 16, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Denny
9th CircuitMar 9, 2006
Defendant Win
Cornwell
9th CircuitFeb 28, 2006
Mixed Result
Cogburn Health Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitFeb 24, 2006
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cagle's, Inc.
11th CircuitFeb 24, 2006
Defendant Win
Engelhard Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board
3rd CircuitFeb 14, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Local 1430, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO v. National Labor Relations Board
3rd CircuitFeb 14, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Engelhard Corp v. NLRB
3rd CircuitFeb 14, 2006
Defendant Win
Brian Dias William Mason, Sr. v. Jose Elique Michael Murray University and Community College System of Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas
9th CircuitFeb 6, 2006
Mixed Result
Vieques Air Link, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
1st CircuitFeb 2, 2006
Plaintiff Win
Amptech
6th CircuitFeb 1, 2006
Defendant Win
Sherk
N.D. Ga.Jan 31, 2006Georgia
Defendant Win
Ceridian Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJan 27, 2006
Defendant Win
Belt
6th CircuitJan 25, 2006
Defendant Win
Detroit Newspaper Agency v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJan 20, 2006
Remanded
National Labor Relations Board v. Velocity Express, Inc.
10th CircuitJan 17, 2006
Plaintiff Win$148,818.4 awarded
Joseph Chevrolet, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitJan 12, 2006
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Chugach Management Services, Inc.
11th CircuitJan 10, 2006
Defendant Win
New York State Law Officers Union v. Andreucci
2nd CircuitJan 6, 2006New York
Remanded
Gossett
S.D. OhioDec 30, 2005Ohio
Mixed Result
New York City Transit Authority v. New York State Public Employment Relations Board
N.Y. App. Div.Dec 27, 2005
Plaintiff Win
Nick Slusher v. National Labor Relations Board
7th CircuitDec 23, 2005
Plaintiff Win
Patten
Cal. Ct. App.Dec 19, 2005
Plaintiff Win
Citizens Investment Services Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitDec 16, 2005
Plaintiff Win
Ctzn Invst Svc Corp v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitDec 16, 2005
Plaintiff Win
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University/Commonwealth of Virginia v. Julio Emilio Posada
VACTAPPDec 13, 2005
Plaintiff Win$30,000 awarded
Brown
9th CircuitDec 13, 2005
Defendant Win
Schiappa
E.D.N.Y.Dec 12, 2005New York
Mixed Result
Kimberly Miles v. Dell, Incorporated, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Supporting
4th CircuitNov 22, 2005Virginia
Mixed Result
Williams v. United States Department of Labor
4th CircuitNov 18, 2005
Defendant Win
Ganquan Xie v. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
9th CircuitNov 16, 2005
Defendant Win
Bartlett
M.D. Ga.Nov 8, 2005Georgia
Defendant Win
Local 15, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, and Midwest Generation, Eme, Llc, Intervenor
7th CircuitOct 31, 2005
Plaintiff Win
Casumpang
D. Haw.Oct 31, 2005Hawaii
Plaintiff Win$1,240,000 awarded
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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.