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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)

Webco Industries, Inc. v. Natioanal Labor Relations Board
10th CircuitJul 11, 2000
Defendant Win
Grchan
Ill. App. Ct.Jul 10, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Grchan
Ill. App. Ct.Jul 10, 2000
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. Main Street Terrace Care Center, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
6th CircuitJul 6, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Nugent
E.D.N.Y.Jul 6, 2000New York
Plaintiff Win
Traction Wholesale Center Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJun 30, 2000
Defendant Win
Tractn Whsle Ctr Co v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJun 30, 2000New Jersey
Defendant Win
Pacific Micronesia Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJun 27, 2000
Defendant Win
Donna Robinson Phillips v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
8th CircuitJun 26, 2000
Defendant Win
Donna R. Phillips v. Union Pacific RR
8th CircuitJun 26, 2000
Defendant Win
Hampel
OhioJun 21, 2000Ohio

Civil rights—Unlawful discriminatory practices—Establishing violation of R.C. 4112.02(A)—Requirements to establish claim of hostile-environment sexual harassment—R.C. 4112.02(A) protects men as well as women from all forms of sex discrimination in the workplace—Harassing conduct that is simply…

Plaintiff Win$1,648,750 awarded
Brown
D.D.C.Jun 13, 2000District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Morris
N.D.N.Y.Jun 12, 2000New York
Defendant Win
Weeks
4th CircuitJun 7, 2000
Defendant Win
Ofudu
S.D.N.Y.Jun 2, 2000New York
Defendant Win
Linda Place, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Abbott Laboratories, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
7th CircuitJun 1, 2000Illinois
Plaintiff Win$514,656 awarded
U.S. EEOC v. W & O, Inc.
11th CircuitMay 30, 2000
Plaintiff Win$786,256.13 awarded
Speakman
Tenn. Ct. App.May 30, 2000
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina Sacred Heart Cathedral
4th CircuitMay 22, 2000North Carolina
Defendant Win
EEOC v. Roman Catholic Dio
4th CircuitMay 22, 2000
Defendant Win
Cone
NEVMay 4, 2000
Defendant Win
Ferris
D. Me.Apr 27, 2000Maine
Defendant Win
Vincent Industrial Plastics, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitApr 14, 2000
Mixed Result
Cush-Crawford
E.D.N.Y.Apr 14, 2000New York
Plaintiff Win$100,000 awarded
Jet Star, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
7th CircuitApr 4, 2000
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Advanced Stretch Forming International, Inc.
9th CircuitApr 4, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Uniontown Area School District v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Pa. Commw. Ct.Apr 3, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Fields
N.D.N.Y.Mar 31, 2000New York
Defendant Win
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitMar 28, 2000Arizona
Defendant Win
Bloom Township High School District 206 v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct.Mar 28, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Bloom Township HS Dist. 206 v. Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct.Mar 28, 2000
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Hospital San Pablo, Inc.
1st CircuitMar 27, 2000
Plaintiff Win
NLRB v. Hartley Oil Co Inc
4th CircuitMar 27, 2000West Virginia
Plaintiff Win
Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitMar 17, 2000
Defendant Win
Kodengada
S.D.N.Y.Mar 13, 2000New York
Defendant Win
Querim
S.D.N.Y.Mar 6, 2000New York
Dismissed
Conley
E.D.N.Y.Mar 3, 2000New York
Defendant Win
Powell
10th CircuitMar 2, 2000
Mixed Result$121,144 awarded
NLRB v. Monson Trucking
8th CircuitFeb 23, 2000
Plaintiff Win$1,500 awarded
Rousselle
M.D. Fla.Feb 22, 2000Florida
Plaintiff Win
New Orleans Cold Storage & Warehouse Co., Ltd. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitFeb 15, 2000
Defendant Win
Millette
MESUPERCTFeb 8, 2000
Plaintiff Win$22,515.73 awarded
Dillard's
M.D.N.C.Feb 2, 2000North Carolina
Remanded
Halvorson
MONTJan 31, 2000
Defendant Win
American Crane Corp v. NLRB
4th CircuitJan 24, 2000North Carolina
Defendant Win
Hogan
MASSJan 20, 2000
Defendant Win
Wright Electric, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
8th CircuitJan 19, 2000
Defendant Win
Beizer
Conn. App. Ct.Jan 11, 2000
Plaintiff Win$17,836.16 awarded
Murphy v. Board of Education of the Rochester City School District
W.D.N.Y.Dec 16, 1999New York
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mustang Mobile Homes, Inc.
Unknown CourtDec 10, 1999Texas
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.