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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%)

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)

Climer
M.D. Ga.Mar 7, 2002Georgia
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Preferred Management Corp.
S.D. Ind.Mar 1, 2002Indiana
Mixed Result
Callahan
S.D. Miss.Feb 28, 2002Mississippi
Defendant Win
RGC (USA) Mineral Sands, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitFeb 22, 2002
Defendant Win
Crampton
N.D. Ill.Feb 21, 2002Illinois
Mixed Result
Hockeson
N.D.N.Y.Feb 21, 2002New York
Mixed Result
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
C.D. Ill.Feb 15, 2002Illinois
Defendant Win
The Painting Company, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
6th CircuitFeb 6, 2002
Defendant Win
Yerry
N.D.N.Y.Feb 6, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Hartman Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
7th CircuitFeb 6, 2002
Mixed Result
Hartman Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
7th CircuitFeb 6, 2002
Mixed Result
Marburger
E.D. Pa.Feb 4, 2002Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Sasol N America Inc v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitFeb 1, 2002Louisiana
Defendant Win
Woodard
S.D. Tex.Jan 31, 2002Texas
Defendant Win
Roberts
6th CircuitJan 24, 2002
Defendant Win
Pytlinski
OhioJan 16, 2002Ohio

Employment relations — Ohio public policy favoring workplace safety is an independent basis upon which a cause of action for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy may be prosecuted — Common-law cause of action against employer who discharges employee in violation of public policy…

Plaintiff Win
Tradesmen International, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJan 15, 2002
Defendant Win
Sasol N America Inc v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJan 8, 2002Louisiana
Remanded
Michael P. Moore v. California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory
9th CircuitJan 4, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Pall Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJan 4, 2002New York
Mixed Result
Bloedorn v. Francisco Foods, Inc.
7th CircuitDec 28, 2001Wisconsin
Plaintiff Win
Podewils v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitDec 28, 2001
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. King Soopers, Inc.
10th CircuitDec 27, 2001
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. United States Postal Service
2nd CircuitDec 18, 2001New York
Plaintiff Win
U.S. Ecology Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitDec 14, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Union Carbide Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitDec 14, 2001West Virginia
Defendant Win
New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 v. Rhode Island Legal Services
1st CircuitDec 10, 2001
Defendant Win
in Re: Labor Ready Central, III L.P. and Luis Trevino
Tex. App.—13th Dist.Nov 29, 2001Texas
Plaintiff Win
Alrb
Cal. Ct. App.Nov 27, 2001
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Orange County Publications
2nd CircuitNov 20, 2001
Plaintiff Win
LaDay
La. Ct. App.Nov 9, 2001
Defendant Win
A've
6th CircuitNov 9, 2001
Defendant Win
Epilepsy Foundation v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitNov 2, 2001
Mixed Result
Kent
W.D.N.Y.Oct 31, 2001New York
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Fayetteville, Inc.
4th CircuitOct 12, 2001North Carolina
Mixed Result
St. Luke's Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospitals, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
8th CircuitOct 10, 2001
Defendant Win
Mj Metal Products, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. Mj Metal Products, Inc.
10th CircuitOct 10, 2001
Defendant Win
St. Luke's Hospital v. NLRB
8th CircuitOct 10, 2001
Defendant Win
Becker
N.D.N.Y.Oct 9, 2001New York
Plaintiff Win
Leonard
M.D. Pa.Oct 9, 2001Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Adamson
9th CircuitOct 9, 2001
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Judd Contracting, Inc.
6th CircuitOct 4, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Hessami
N.D. W. Va.Oct 3, 2001West Virginia
Defendant Win
Carter
M.D. Fla.Oct 2, 2001Florida
Defendant Win
Marion R. Stafne v. Unicare Homes, D/B/A Trevilla of New Brighton, Inc., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf Of
8th CircuitOct 1, 2001
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Freeland Manufacturing Co.
6th CircuitSep 24, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Appellee/ Joseph Carlton, Intervening v. Harbert-Yeargin, Inc., Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
6th CircuitSep 21, 2001Tennessee
Mixed Result$300,001 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Palafox Hospitality, Ltd.
S.D. Tex.Sep 19, 2001Texas
Remanded
Gardner
W.D.N.Y.Sep 6, 2001New York
Mixed Result
Celia G. Zimmerman v. Direct Federal Credit Union and David Breslin
1st CircuitSep 4, 2001
Plaintiff Win$730,000 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.