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)
Terminix International, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Ky. Ct. App.Sep 6, 2002
Plaintiff Win$800 awarded
Bailiff
IowaSep 5, 2002
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps
9th CircuitSep 3, 2002California
Defendant Win
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 1547 v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitAug 26, 2002
Defendant Win
De Hoyos v. Bristol Laboratories Corp.
D.P.R.Aug 20, 2002Puerto Rico
Defendant Win
Albertson's Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitAug 20, 2002
Defendant Win
Albertson's Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitAug 20, 2002
Defendant Win
Hazel
W.D.N.C.Aug 16, 2002North Carolina
Defendant Win
Steven E. Crown v. Union Pacific RR
8th CircuitAug 15, 2002
Defendant Win
FES
3rd CircuitAug 12, 2002
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Fes, (A Division of Thermo Power)
3rd CircuitAug 8, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Newsome
5th CircuitAug 6, 2002
Defendant Win
Little Rock Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitJul 26, 2002North Carolina
Defendant Win
Hill
E.D.N.Y.Jul 17, 2002New York
Plaintiff Win$1,880,000 awarded
Moses Elec Svc Inc v. NLRB
5th CircuitJul 16, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Sara Lee Bakery Group, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitJul 15, 2002
Mixed Result
Dupont Dow Elastomers, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitJul 15, 2002
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company
4th CircuitJul 12, 2002
Defendant Win
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 147 v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJul 9, 2002
Remanded
Intl Un Oprt Eng147 v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJul 9, 2002
Remanded
Fivecap, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
6th CircuitJun 28, 2002
Defendant Win
Brockton Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJun 28, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Dino & Sons Realty Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitJun 18, 2002
Defendant Win$161,786 at issue
Corporate Express Delivery Systems v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJun 11, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Corp Exprs Delivery v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJun 11, 2002
Defendant Win
Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. New York State Public Employment Relations Board
N.Y. App. Div.Jun 6, 2002
Defendant Win
McNeil
M.D.N.C.May 24, 2002North Carolina
Defendant Win
North American Dismantling Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitMay 22, 2002
Mixed Result
Singer
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 30, 2002
Defendant Win
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Ex Rel. Darryl Richardson v. U.S. West Communications, Inc., a Colorado Corporation
9th CircuitApr 26, 2002
Plaintiff Win
D'AMICO
D. Mass.Apr 22, 2002Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Adams
RIApr 15, 2002
Mixed Result$7,500 awarded
Reynolds
E.D. Tex.Apr 15, 2002Texas
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 638, International Association of Bridge Ironworkers
2nd CircuitApr 11, 2002
Dismissed
Lipin
S.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York
Dismissed
Bliss
W.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York
Defendant Win
McFadden
W.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Micron Technology, Inc.
9th CircuitMar 28, 2002
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Clinton Electronics Corporation
7th CircuitMar 25, 2002
Mixed Result
NLRB v. Clinton Electronics
7th CircuitMar 25, 2002
Defendant Win
International Business Machines Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitMar 22, 2002
Defendant Win
Lyne Brunt, David Wadinski and John Wittenberg v. Service Employees International Union and Dan Iverson
7th CircuitMar 21, 2002
Defendant Win
Brunt, Lyne v. Service Employee 150
7th CircuitMar 21, 2002
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Cook County School
7th CircuitMar 20, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Principi
E.D. Mo.Mar 19, 2002Missouri
Defendant Win
Hasan
7th CircuitMar 19, 2002
Defendant Win
Computer Associates International, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitMar 15, 2002
Mixed Result
Computer Assoc Intl v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitMar 15, 2002
Mixed Result
L.S.F. Transportation, Inc., A/K/A L.S.F. Trucking, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
7th CircuitMar 11, 2002
Plaintiff Win
NLRB v. L.S.F. Trans Inc
7th CircuitMar 11, 2002
Plaintiff Win
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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.