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)
Laborers' International Union of North America v. Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Mar 5, 2004
Defendant Win
Grandeau
S.D.N.Y.Feb 24, 2004New York
Plaintiff Win
Whirlpool Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitFeb 20, 2004
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dunbar Diagnostic Services Inc.
5th CircuitFeb 19, 2004
Remanded
EEOC v. Dunbar Diagnostic
5th CircuitFeb 19, 2004
Remanded
Bright
N.D.N.Y.Feb 18, 2004New York
Defendant Win
Wyeth
N.D. IowaFeb 16, 2004Iowa
Defendant Win
Downing
Federal CircuitFeb 13, 2004New York
Remanded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Severn Trent Services, Inc.
7th CircuitFeb 10, 2004
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Gaukler Storage Co.
6th CircuitFeb 10, 2004
Plaintiff Win
Robertson
VTFeb 6, 2004
Defendant Win
Bloomington-Normal Seating Co., Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
7th CircuitFeb 5, 2004
Defendant Win
Bloomington-Normal S v. NLRB
7th CircuitFeb 5, 2004
Defendant Win
Potter
E.D.N.Y.Jan 23, 2004New York
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Cibao Meat Products
2nd CircuitJan 12, 2004
Plaintiff Win
Ishikawa Gasket America, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
6th CircuitJan 7, 2004
Defendant Win
Ishikawa Gasket v. NLRB
6th CircuitJan 7, 2004
Plaintiff Win
Metropolitan Alliance of Police v. State of Illinois Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct.Dec 24, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Centeno-Bernuy
W.D.N.Y.Dec 18, 2003New York
Plaintiff Win
Hampton
S.D. Miss.Dec 15, 2003Mississippi
Mixed Result
Vencare Ancillary Services, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
6th CircuitDec 11, 2003
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Accurate Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
6th CircuitDec 9, 2003
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Triangle Electric Co.
6th CircuitDec 8, 2003
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Interstate Builders, Inc.
10th CircuitNov 26, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pacific Maritime Ass'n
9th CircuitNov 24, 2003Oregon
Defendant Win
Kern
E.D.N.Y.Nov 21, 2003New York
Mixed Result
Sears, Roebuck & Company, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
7th CircuitNov 17, 2003
Defendant Win
Sears Roebuck v. NLRB
7th CircuitNov 17, 2003
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Transpersonnel, Incorporated, Transpersonnel, Incorporated v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitNov 13, 2003
Mixed Result
Fries
E.D. Pa.Nov 13, 2003Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Jennifer Adams v. Groesbeck Independent School District
Tex. App.—10th Dist.Nov 12, 2003
Defendant Win
Manns
N.D. OhioNov 5, 2003Ohio
Defendant Win
Glendale Associates, Ltd. v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitOct 30, 2003
Defendant Win
Curry
10th CircuitOct 27, 2003
Defendant Win
Shamrock Foods Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitOct 21, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Tobin
3rd CircuitOct 21, 2003
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Triangle Electric Co.
6th CircuitOct 14, 2003
Defendant Win
State Employment Relations Board v. Pierce Township
Ohio Ct. App.Oct 13, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps
9th CircuitSep 30, 2003California
Mixed Result
National Labor Relations Board v. Riverside Masonry LLC
6th CircuitSep 30, 2003
Plaintiff Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bojangles Restaurants, Inc.
M.D.N.C.Sep 22, 2003North Carolina
Dismissed
Kakides
D. Mass.Sep 18, 2003Massachusetts
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Judd Contracting, Inc.
6th CircuitSep 17, 2003
Plaintiff Win$26,410.9 awarded
Shelley Savage v. Glendale Union High School, District No. 205, Maricopa County
9th CircuitSep 10, 2003
Plaintiff Win
JCR HOTEL, INC., PETITIONER/CROSS — v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, RESPONDENT/CROSS —
8th CircuitSep 5, 2003
Defendant Win
JCR Hotel v. NLRB
8th CircuitSep 5, 2003
Plaintiff Win
John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitSep 3, 2003Virginia
Defendant Win
Ware
D. Kan.Aug 21, 2003Kansas
Dismissed
Dennis Walker v. Abbott Laboratories
7th CircuitAug 18, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Walker, Dennis v. Abbott Laboratories
7th CircuitAug 18, 2003
Remanded
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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.